Cessna 210N N4742P

Summary

On 22 November 1983 at about 07:46 local time, a Cessna 210N registered N4742P was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 November 1983 at 07:46

Classification

Accident

Location

El Paso, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.8010, -106.3607

Aircraft

Cessna 210N

Registration

N4742P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → El Monte

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW84MA069

4 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

N4742P DEPARTED EL PASO, TX, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A CLEARANCE TO CLIMB TO 10,000 FEET. NO CLIMB RESTRICTIONS WERE INCLUDED IN THE CLEARANCE. DEPARTURE CONTROL SERVICE WAS PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC SINCE EL PASO TOWER HAD SHUT DOWNFOR THE NIGHT. THE CONTROLLER ESTABLISHED RADAR CONTACT WITH N4742P & ASKED THE PLT IF HE COULD MAINTAIN A HEADING OF 260 DEG, & SUBSEQUENTLY, GAVE HIM A 10 DEG TURN TO THE LEFT. THE CONTROLLER PROVIDED RADAR VECTORS WHEN THE ACFT WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM VECTORING ALTITUDE. THE CONTROLLER DID NOT ISSUE A SAFETY ADVISORY WHEN HE WAS AWARE THAT THE ACFT WASIN UNSAFE PROXIMITY TO TERRAIN. THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 200 FT BELOW THE CREST OF A 6250 FT HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGE. THE PLT & 3 PASSENGERS ABOARD THE ACFT WERE FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF CRASH IMPACT & ENSUING FIRE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED IMPROPER APPLICATION OF ATC PROCEDURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.