Cessna 210L accident near Clay, AL

On February 15, 2014, a Cessna 210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clay, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

February 15, 2014

Place

Clay, AL

Aircraft

Cessna 210L · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

33.708°N, 86.562°W

NTSB ID

20140215X74539

Official records · ERA14FA120

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

Air traffic control records

• ATC 3 – Chronological Summary of Flight and Transcription of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 – Flight Progress Strip: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 – Personnel Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 – Birmingham Air Traffic Control Tower Daily Record of Facility Operation: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 – Postaccident Documents Related to ILS Runway 24 Equipment: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 14, 2014, about 2221 Central Standard Time, a Cessna 210L, N732EJ, crashed in a heavily wooded area near Clay, Alabama. The commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by Southern Seaplane, Inc., under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 as a non-scheduled, domestic, cargo flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance had been obtained by the pilot from air traffic control. The flight originated from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evars International Airport (JAN), Jackson, Mississippi, about 2106 CST, and was destined for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama. Earlier that day, an individual with Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency (MORA) contacted Southern Seaplane, Inc., located in Belle Chasse, LA, and spoke with the accident pilot about a request to transport specimens from Stennis International Airport (HSA), Bay St Louis, Mississippi, to BHM and then to JAN. The trip was to depart HSA at 1800 CST, and arrive at BHM before 2000 CST. The pilot in turn contacted the company Director of Operations (DO) and discussed the trip. According to the company DO, the accident pilot expressed an interest to fly the trip, and the DO indicated he would have been within his duty day at the estimated landing time at Birmingham, and he had experience flying blood and organs for MORA in the past. The DO also indicated that the accident pilot ask

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while being vectored to intercept the localizer during night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Contributing to the accident was the operator's inadequate dispatch procedures, which did not prevent the pilot from flying beyond his duty day, flying at night for which he was not current, or flying in IMC for which he was not qualified

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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.