Cessna 210 accident near Bradley, SD
On November 2, 2018, a Cessna 210 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bradley, SD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 2, 2018
- Place
- Bradley, SD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.109°N, 97.694°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181102X60757
Official records · CEN19FA021
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 2, 2018, about 1136 central daylight time, a Cessna T210N airplane, N81KD, was destroyed after impacting terrain near Bradley, South Dakota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed about 1115 from Clark County Airport (8D7), Clark, South Dakota, and was destined for Sigurd Anderson Airport (1D7), Webster, South Dakota. According to air traffic control data, the pilot conducted an earlier flight on the morning of the accident. The pilot departed Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a planned destination of 1D7. Due to poor weather conditions at 1D7, the pilot diverted to 8D7 and landed there about 0940. 8D7 was located about 35 miles southwest of 1D7. At 1108, while taxiing for takeoff from 8D7, the pilot called a friend to ask about weather conditions at his location, which was closer to 1D7. The pilot's friend told him that "pretty low clouds" existed at his location. During a postaccident interview, the friend reported that he expected the pilot to remain below the clouds and "scud run" from 8D7 to 1D7. Radar data did not capture the airplane's departure from 8D7, which was consistent with the airplane flying at a low altitude. The airplane reached an altitude of 800 ft above ground level (agl) at 1132 and was midway between 8D7 and 1D7. During the last minute of data, the air
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's improper decision to conduct a flight in which instrument meteorological conditions existed along the route of flight, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane 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.
