Cessna T210 accident near Hilltop Lakes, TX
On September 24, 2009, a Cessna T210 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hilltop Lakes, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 24, 2009
- Place
- Hilltop Lakes, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.075°N, 96.208°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090924X11124
Official records · CEN09FA601
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 23, 2009, at 2025 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna T210N , N9734Y, impacted trees and an unoccupied home while attempting a go-around at Hilltop Lakes Airport (0TE4), Hilltop Lakes, Texas. The airplane was registered to Moe Transportation, Inc. of South Burlington, Vermont, and was operated by a private individual. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The airplane was destroyed, and the pilot was fatally injured. No other persons were injured. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan had not been filed. The flight had originated from Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), Shreveport, Louisiana, at 1911, en route to 0TE4. The pilot’s first flight of the day departed Burlington International Airport (BTV) Burlington, Vermont, at 0830 eastern daylight time. He refueled the airplane at Flemingsburg-Mason Airport (FGX), Flemingsburg, Kentucky, and departed at 1512 eastern daylight time. The pilot had another refueling stop at DTN before departing for 0TE4. The runway lights at the 0TE4 airport had been inoperative following a recent lightning strike and the pilot was not aware of the inoperative lights. Several witnesses were listening on the 0TE4 Unicom frequency of 122.750 megahertz when they heard someone repeatedly “clicking five clicks” consistent with a pilot trying to activate the pilot control runway lighting. One witness received a static filled in-flight cellular telephone call from the pilot. He told the pilot to attempt contact o
Probable cause
The loss of control of the airplane in dark night light conditions due to the pilot’s spatial disorientation.
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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.
