Cessna T210N accident near Coeur d'Alene, ID
On September 17, 2010, a Cessna T210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coeur d'Alene, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 17, 2010
- Place
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.570°N, 116.880°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100917X34608
Official records · WPR10FA459
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 17, 2010 about 1400 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210N, N111NA, sustained substantial damage after impacting terrain about 14 miles south of Pappy Boyington Field Airport (COE), Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The personal cross-country flight departed South Big Horn County Airport (GEY) Greybull, Wyoming, about 1000 Pacific daylight time with a planned destination of COE. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data showed a flight track, accompanied with mode C altitude transmissions, which were consistent with the accident airplane’s planned route of flight. The radar data showed a track attributed to the airplane about 20 miles southeast of COE at 12,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The track made a left turn towards the west-southwest and began a descent. The track then started a descending 360 degree turn to the left, followed by a 360 degree turn to the right. While descending through about 4,500 feet, the track departed the right 360 degree turn to the northeast. The radar track climbed and descended between 3,300 feet msl and 3,600 feet msl until 1351, when the radar track turned right 180 degrees to the southwest. The track then climbed and turned to the north towards the airport; a final 180 degree turn was initiated towards the south at 4,600 feet just b
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain clearance with mountainous terrain while maneuvering in an area of low cloud ceilings.
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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.
