Cessna 210H accident near Melbourne, AR
On August 9, 2021, a Cessna 210H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Melbourne, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 9, 2021
- Place
- Melbourne, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.057°N, 91.836°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210809103660
Official records · CEN21FA364
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Memorandum, Recording Capability: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 9, 2021, about 1115 central daylight time, a Cessna 210H airplane, N5940F, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Melbourne, Arkansas. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot intended to fly the airplane from Melbourne Municipal Airport (42A), Melbourne, Arkansas, to his home airport 60 miles away in Heber Springs, Arkansas. A witness, who was at the departure airport, reported observing the pilot conduct a preflight of the airplane and taxi to runway 21 for takeoff. The witness stated that the airplane seemed to have an extended takeoff roll, and then he observed the airplane lift off near the departure end of the runway. No radio or distress calls were heard from the pilot. At the time of the accident, the departure airport’s UNICOM radio receiver was not staffed and did not have the capability to record. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONAccording to the Cessna Turbo-System Centurion Owner’s Manual, at a gross weight of 3,400 pounds (maximum gross weight), the airplane’s stall speed at 0° of bank with the landing gear down and the flaps retracted was 74 mph. With the landing gear down and the flaps fully down (30o), the stall speed was 63 mph. With 30o of bank, the gear down, and the flaps fully down, the stall speed was 68 mph. With 60o of bank, the gear down, and the flaps fully down, the stall speed was 89 mph. The before takeoff checklist stated that flaps should be set between 0 o (flaps up) and 20o (maximum performance takeoff conf
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane with full flaps during the takeoff.
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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.
