Cessna T210M accident near Bay City, WI
On October 24, 2014, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bay City, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 24, 2014
- Place
- Bay City, WI
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.588°N, 92.415°W
- NTSB ID
- 20141025X20212
Official records · CEN15FA027
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 24, 2014, about 1445, central daylight time (CDT) a Cessna T210 airplane, N761SU, impacted terrain near Bay City, Wisconsin. The airplane was destroyed and the private rated pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and the airplane was not on a flight plan. The flight originated from the Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (KLNL), Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, about 1315 CDT and was en route to the Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (0B4), Hartington, Nebraska. When family members reported the airplane overdue, an ALNOT (Alert Notice) was issued. A search located the airplane wreckage in a field, about three miles east of the Red Wing Regional airport (KRGK). A witness, located about five miles south of the accident, reported that about 1530-1600, he saw an airplane for about five seconds; it was in a 90-degree bank and didn't appear to be maneuvering. He reported the weather as a low overcast, murky, with probably three miles visibility. He thought it might have been an airplane making an approach to the airport. Another witness, who was fishing on the river, between 1400 and 1530, reported hearing an airplane at a high pitch engine sound, and seeing it bank, then head towards the Bay City area. When he first saw the airplane it was below the bluff, but then disappeared past the bluff. He added that at the time, there was a breeze with periodic drizzle. PERSONN
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control.
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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.
