Cessna P210 accident near Daggett, CA

On March 20, 2011, a Cessna P210 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Daggett, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

March 20, 2011

Place

Daggett, CA

Aircraft

Cessna P210 · Airplane

Injuries

3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

34.829°N, 116.791°W

NTSB ID

20110320X83410

Official records · WPR11FA173

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Record of Communication - Nanny: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA ATC Flight Strip: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Radar Track: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Communications Audio File Index: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Communications Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 20, 2011, about 1234 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna P210N Silver Eagle, N50MC, was substantially damaged when it departed from cruise flight and impacted rocky desert terrain about 2 miles south of Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG), Daggett, California. The certificated private pilot/co-owner and her two passengers were fatally injured. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and was operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan from John Wayne Airport-Orange County (SNA), Santa Ana, California, to Henderson Executive Airport (HND), Las Vegas, Nevada. Instrument meteorological conditions existed for portions of the flight route and altitudes. According to the husband of the pilot, they co-owned the airplane, and they lived and based the airplane in Truckee, California. A few days before the accident, the pilot flew herself and their two children to SNA to visit friends. The accident flight was the first leg of the return trip to Truckee; the pilot had planned the stop at HND as another personal visit. About 0700 on the morning of the accident, the fixed base operator (FBO) at SNA topped off the main fuel tanks of the airplane, in accordance with the pilot's request. Later that morning, the FBO shuttle van picked up the pilot and children at the main terminal of SNA, and stopped at a local fast food restaurant to obtain meals for the children, before continuing to the FBO. According to the driver of the shuttle, they arrived at the FBO about 1100. The pilot informed the FBO per

Probable cause

The pilot's decision to conduct the flight into a region of reported moderate to severe turbulence and icing conditions, followed by a loss of airplane control and an aerodynamic spin from which the pilot did not recover.

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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.