Cessna 210G N5896F

Summary

On 11 February 1992 at about 01:55 local time, a Cessna 210G registered N5896F, operated by Perryton Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Darrouzett, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 February 1992 at 01:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Darrouzett, Texas, United States

Coordinates

36.4408, -100.3192

Aircraft

Cessna 210G

Registration

N5896F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Perryton Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oklahoma City → Perryton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW92FA068

2 people died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

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

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DURING A NIGHT IFR FLIGHT THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT HAD BEEN CLEARED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO DESCEND FROM A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF EIGHT THOUSAND FEET TO SIX THOUSAND FEET. THE CLEARANCE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER CONTACT WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT A DIRECTION APPROXIMATELY 127 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE ASSIGNED HEADING AND IMPACTED INTO A WET CULTIVATED FARM FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S VACUUM PUMP REVEALED WEAR ON THE VANES AND ROTOR. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE VACUUM PUMP COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE PRE-IMPACT FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.