Cessna 210K accident near Edgewater, MD
On December 9, 2006, a Cessna 210K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Edgewater, MD. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 9, 2006
- Place
- Edgewater, MD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.944°N, 76.574°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061216X01799
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 9, 2006, about 1745 eastern standard time (all times referenced are EST), a Cessna 210K, N9449M, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while on approach to the Lee Airport (ANP), Edgewater, Maryland. The certificated private pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC), McMinnville, Tennessee, destined for ANP. The personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airplane was co-owned by the pilot and based at Easterwood Airport (CLL), College Station, Texas. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed CLL about 0945, and landed at RNC about 1340 for a planned refueling stop. The airplane was refueled with approximately 86.1 gallons of 100-low-lead aviation gasoline, and departed for ANP, about 1420. The flight progressed uneventfully, and at 1738, the airplane was about 10 miles northwest of ANP, at an altitude of 2,500 feet. The pilot was instructed by air traffic control to continue the flight on its current transponder code, and approved to change to the local airport advisory frequency. There were no known further communications from the airplane. A witness, who lived near the airport, reported that he heard a sound similar to "wind blowing through trees," which was followed by an increasing engine noise, which became very loud, "like the engine was revved up to full power." He then heard a lo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance will on approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the night-light conditions, an obstruction light that was not illuminated, and trees that had grown above the height of the obstruction light.
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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.
