Cessna T210N accident near Dana Point, CA
On November 19, 2005, a Cessna T210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dana Point, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 19, 2005
- Place
- Dana Point, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.417°N, 117.692°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051123X01882
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 19, 2005, at 1403 Pacific standard time, a Cessna T210N, N546BC, impacted the Pacific Ocean and sank about 3 miles south of Dana Point, California, following a departure from controlled cruise flight. T.R. Builder Corp. of Newport Beach, California, operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight. The airline transport pilot and his three passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The flight departed the Brown Field Municipal Airport in San Diego, California, at 1335 and was destined for the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California. The airplane was not receiving air traffic control services at the time of the accident; however, radar data was obtained from the FAA's Continuous Data Recording (CDR) using the Camp Pendleton Air Surveillance Radar (ASR-9). The flight was utilizing a transponder beacon code of 1200. Using the radar data and wind information provided by the NTSB's weather group, a NTSB vehicle performance specialist conducted an aircraft performance study, which revealed the following information: The airplane was in level, cruise flight at 3,500 feet mean sea level (msl) and at a calculated airspeed of about 120 knots when at 1359:47, the airspeed began to decrease. The airplane maintained an altitude of 3,500 feet as the calculated airspeed decreased. About 1401:19, the calculated airspeed had decreased to approximately 60 knots when the altitude information showed the airplane depart from level f
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and a stall/spin. The inability of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane was likely due to an incapacitating cardiac event.
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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.
