Cessna 210C accident near Shelby, MI
On July 15, 2022, a Cessna 210C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Shelby, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 15, 2022
- Place
- Shelby, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.623°N, 86.303°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220716105484
Official records · ERA22FA314
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 15, 2022, about 1815 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210C, N3659Y, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Shelby, Michigan. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight departed from runway 9 at Oceana County Airport (C04), Shelby, Michigan, with a destination of Warsaw Municipal Airport (ASW), Warsaw, Indiana. Two witnesses, who were both commercial pilots, were at the airport and observed the airplane depart. One witness reported that the ceiling at the time of takeoff was no higher than 100 ft, and the other witness reported that the airplane entered instrument meteorological conditions as it crossed a road about 1,300 ft past the departure end of the runway. Both witnesses reported that the visibility was poor and it was raining at the time. Another witness, who owned the land were the airplane impacted the ground, was inside his home at the time. He heard a “big roar outside.” He got up to look, thinking it was a tractor-trailer going by his house. He then heard a “big bang,” looked outside his picture window, and saw smoke or dust. He realized that an airplane had crashed adjacent to his house in the woods and the big roar was the engine running and it was “revving up.” The entire sequence lasted about 30 seconds. No recorded radar or automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data was recorded for the accident flight. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot’s widow was asked if her husband showed any sense of urg
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot’s decision to commence the flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to initiate the flight.
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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.
