Cessna 210K accident near Lago Vista, TX
On February 19, 2007, a Cessna 210K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lago Vista, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 19, 2007
- Place
- Lago Vista, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.610°N, 95.610°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070223X00217
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 19, 2007, about 1600 central standard time, a single-engine Cessna 210K airplane, N1162M, was destroyed after it collided with terrain during approach to the Lago Vista-Rusty Allen Airport (5R3) near Lago Vista, Texas. The non-instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The planned 131-nautical mile cross-country flight originated from 5R3 about 1415, and destined for the Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), near Houston, Texas. After departure from 5R3, the pilot contacted and received flight following service from Austin Approach Control. At 1437, while the flight was in cruise flight about 55 miles from the departure airport, the pilot informed the Houston Center air traffic controller "I've gotta malfunction in the auto pilot, runway trim, I'm headed back to base." Shortly thereafter, the controller asked the pilot if Austin Approach could be of any assistance and the pilot replied, "Well, I think I've got it right now, it just seems to, it was intermittent problem in the past and it seems today like it wants to be a constant problem, I think that it'll be alright, I'm just pulling circuit breakers and things like that." After being handed off from Houston Center and a query from Austin Approach, the pilot stated, "No, I think we got it right here, just I don't know, the whole thing went n
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention with a reported autopilot malfunction.
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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.
