Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 210L N590GC

7 January 1989 · Greenwood, Mississippi, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 January 1989 at about 01:40 local time, a Cessna 210L registered N590GC, operated by Crenshaw, Candace, was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
Nearest airport
Greenwood Leflore (GWO)
Coordinates
33.4931, -90.0866
Aircraft
Cessna 210L
Registration
N590GC
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Crenshaw, Candace
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Atlanta → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MIA89LA062

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT RPRTD THAT AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING AT NIGHT, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RGT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SHE APPLIED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND. A WITNESS RPRTD THE ACFT 'STAGGERED' INTO THE AIR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT A BALE OF HAY, APRX 150 FT TO THE RGT OF THE RUNWAY & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT RPRTD THAT SHE BELIEVED THE RGT BRAKE HAD SEIZED. HOWEVER, AN OPERATIONAL CHECK & DISASSEMBLY OF THE BRAKE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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