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Cessna 210N N5281A

3 December 1991 · Frankfort, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 December 1991 at about 02:20 local time, a Cessna 210N registered N5281A, operated by South Suburban Aviation, was involved in an accident near Frankfort, Illinois, United States. One person was 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 02:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Frankfort, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Frankfort (C18)
Coordinates
41.4906, -87.8307
Aircraft
Cessna 210N
Registration
N5281A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
South Suburban Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Washington → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI92LA041

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE FSS TO NOTIFY ATC THAT THE ARIPORT WAS CLOSED, ATC'S SUBSEQUENT APPROACH CLEARANCE TO THE CLOSED AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE ICY RUNWAY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE RUNWAY 27 VOR APPROACH AND CIRCLED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 09. CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST ON TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN WHERE THE NOSE AND RIGHT GEARS COLLAPSED. THE AIRPORT MANAGER CHECKED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED NO BRAKING ACTION AT WHICH TIME HE CLOSED THE AIRPORT WITH FSS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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