Cessna T210M accident near Abbeville, LA
On March 11, 2008, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Abbeville, LA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 11, 2008
- Place
- Abbeville, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.035°N, 92.067°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080317X00315
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 10, 2008, at approximately 2023 central daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N732RR, was destroyed following a collision with terrain near Abbeville, Louisiana. The instrument rated commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by Gulf States Financial Services Incorporated. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 48-nautical mile personal flight that originated from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) at approximately 1948 and was destined to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT). The pilot had transported two passengers from Louisiana to Mississippi for a business meeting. After the meeting was concluded, the pilot transported and deplaned one passenger at BTR and was en route to LFT for the final landing of the day. Air traffic control (ATC) was had first vectored the airplane for a visual approach to runway 29, but the pilot did not visually acquire the runway and subsequently accepted an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to runway 04R. The last radio transmission from the pilot was his acknowledgement for a heading of 335 degrees. Radar plots displayed the airplane turning through the assigned heading of 335 degrees while in a clockwise turn. The pilot did not respond to subsequent ATC directions. The last radar plot at 2023 shows the airplane heading approximately 046 degrees at an altitude of 1,600 feet and a ground speed of 207 knots. Local law enforcement responded to a 911 call of a crashed airplan
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the prevailing clouds, rain, and turbulence.
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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.
