Cessna T210 accident near Silver City, ID
On September 30, 2018, a Cessna T210 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Silver City, ID. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 30, 2018
- Place
- Silver City, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.075°N, 116.771°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180930X33629
Official records · WPR18FA276
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 30, 2018, about 0837 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210M airplane, N732MV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Silver City, Idaho. The pilot and the two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Sunrise Skypark Airport, Marsing, Idaho, about 0810 and was destined for Murphy Airport, Murphy, Idaho. The airplane did not have a discrete transponder code; therefore, primary targets from flight track data covering the area and time surrounding the accident were reviewed. From 0824:24 to 0827:00, a target was moving to the south direction at altitudes between 3,200 and 3,400 ft mean sea level (msl) at an average ground speed of 131 knots. The target was lost at 0827:00 and reappeared at 0831:12 heading south at a position consistent with radar returns being blocked by hilly terrain. The track appeared to be following a road. From 0831:12 to 0835:00, the returns showed the airplane continuing to move on a southerly track, climbing from about 4,700 to 6,600 ft msl. The last three radar returns showed that the airplane’s altitude above the ground decreased as the terrain rose; at 0834:24, the airplane was about 825 ft above ground level, and by 0835:00 it was about 150 ft above ground level. During this time, the airspeed decreased from 90 kts calibrated airspeed (KCAS) to about 68 KCAS. The last target showed the airplane about 1,950 ft west and 15.5 nm east of the wreckage, which was found near the bottom of a valley. Th
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while making a turn in gusting wind conditions while flying through hilly terrain, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
