Cessna 210 accident near Apalachicola, FL
On November 30, 2018, a Cessna 210 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Apalachicola, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 30, 2018
- Place
- Apalachicola, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.764°N, 85.022°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181130X14057
Official records · ERA19FA059
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 30, 2018, about 1805 eastern standard time, a Cessna 210D, N3995Y, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Apalachicola, Florida. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to personnel at the Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) fixed-base operator, the pilot flew into the airport about 1000 on the morning of the accident, rented a car, and left the airport to conduct business in the local area. The pilot returned to the airport about 1730 to begin his preflight inspection procedures. He asked one of the linemen about local airspace restrictions to the east of the airport. The lineman responded that there were no restrictions to the east (military airspace was to the west of the airport). The pilot then proceeded to his airplane and departed to the eastabout 1800. Another pilot was approaching AAF from the west as the accident airplane was departing. The two pilots exchanged location information over their radios. The other pilot then saw a fireball about 3 miles away at his ten-thirty o'clock position. He reported that the accident pilot had not made any distress calls over the radio. The wreckage was subsequently located in a remote marsh adjacent to the Apalachicola River about 2 miles north of AAF. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot's total flight time was obtained from his Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third class medical certificate application, dated January 22, 2018. A pilot logbook was recovered from the wreckage. The logb
Probable cause
The pilot's controlled flight into terrain as a result of his spatial disorientation during departure in dark nighttime conditions.
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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.
