Cessna T210G accident near Ouray, CO
On May 11, 2005, a Cessna T210G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ouray, CO. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 11, 2005
- Place
- Ouray, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.018°N, 107.718°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050524X00660
Official records · DEN05FA074
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 11, 2005, at 1256 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210G, N6807R, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 3 nautical miles northwest of Ouray, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The cross-country flight departed Page Municipal Airport (PGA), Page, Arizona, approximately 1150 and was en route to Kelly Airpark, Elbert, Colorado. Concerned family members reported the airplane missing on May 12, 2005. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) located the wreckage, near Mt. Whitehouse, at approximately 1700 mountain daylight time on May 13, 2005. A debris path, approximately 1 1/2 miles long and 1/2 mile wide was located in mountainous terrain, varying in elevation from 10,000 feet to 12,800 feet mean seal level (msl). According to the family, the airplane departed California early in the morning on May 11, 2005. The airplane landed at PGA, and according to airport personnel and fuel receipts, the airplane took on 30 gallons of fuel; 20 gallons in the left tank and 10 in the right tank. The fueler stated that he did not top off the fuel tanks and that the airplane departed shortly after the fueling services. No other services were rendered. National Track Analysis Program (NTAP) radar data depicted the accident flight, progressing in an easterly direction, at an altitude of 18,000 feet msl, from 1243:00 until 1252:17. From 1252:27 until
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions, loss of control, and resulting exceedence of the design stress limits of the aircraft. which led to an in-flight structural failure. Factors in the accident included the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision making, the severe turbulence, and the mountain wave.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
