Cessna 210E accident near Richmond, CA
On April 27, 2014, a Cessna 210E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Richmond, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 27, 2014
- Place
- Richmond, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.984°N, 122.414°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140427X21627
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 27, 2014, about 1606 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 210E, N4962U, and a Hawker Sea Fury TMK 20, N20SF, collided in flight near Richmond, California. Sanders Aircraft, Inc., was operating both airplanes under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot in the Cessna sustained fatal injuries; the commercial pilot and one passenger in the Sea Fury were not injured. The Cessna was destroyed during the accident sequence, and the Sea Fury sustained substantial damage to the empennage. Both cross-country personal flights departed Half Moon Bay, California; the Sea Fury departed about 1530, and the Cessna departed about 1538. Both airplanes were en route to Eagle's Nest Airport, Ione, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plans had been filed. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) interviewed the Sea Fury pilot, and the operator submitted a Pilot/Operator accident report, NTSB form 6120.1. The Sea Fury pilot and the Cessna pilot had flown their airplanes to Half Moon Bay to display them at an open house for the airport. The two pilots briefed the flight home, and determined their route of flight. The Sea Fury departed, flew overhead the airport, and rendezvoused with a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza for a photo shoot over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. They flew several 360-degree patterns over the bridge, and the pilot observed the Cessna during one of his turns, and noted that it was on the briefed course. He completed the pho
Probable cause
Both pilots’ failure to maintain adequate clearance from each other during cruise flight while in visual contact with each other. Contributing to the accident was the unexpected abrupt maneuver made by the pilot.
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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.
