Cessna P210N accident near Buffalo, WY
On July 14, 2022, a Cessna P210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Buffalo, WY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 14, 2022
- Place
- Buffalo, WY
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.435°N, 106.951°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220715105483
Official records · WPR22LA253
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 14, 2022, about 1231 mountain daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N731BJ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Buffalo, Wyoming. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Recorded ADS-B data showed the airplane departed from Powell Municipal Airport, Powell, Wyoming, and flew along a southeasterly course while it ascended to an altitude of 17,450 ft msl. The airplane remained at that altitude for about 9 minutes 17 seconds until it descended to an altitude of 15,400 ft msl within about 12 seconds (see Figure 1). The data showed that about 2 seconds later, the airplane ascended to 15,575 ft msl, which was followed by a descent to 14,500 ft msl over the last 4 seconds of recorded ADS-B data. The last recorded data point was located about .46 miles northwest of the accident site at an altitude of 5,680 ft agl. Figure 1: Plotted ADS-B Data According to local law enforcement, fire crews were responding to reports of a wildland fire when they located the wreckage of the airplane in rugged mountainous terrain about 14 miles west-northwest of Johnson County Airport, Buffalo, Wyoming. A witness who was riding a horse about 4 miles south of the accident site reported that they heard the accident airplane, and it “sounded normal until just before impact.” The witness stated that they heard a “distinct over-rev of the engine and then heard the impact.” METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATIONThe accident site was located between a high-pressure and low-pressure syste
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into localized instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with convective turbulence and a subsequent loss of control and in-flight breakup.
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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.
