Cessna P210N N4895K

Summary

On 13 November 1994 at about 00:57 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N4895K was involved in an accident near Savoy, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 November 1994 at 00:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Savoy, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Univ of Ill-Willard (CMI)

Coordinates

40.0594, -88.2501

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N4895K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Naperville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI95FA041

4 people died.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB DURING THE NIGHT TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF VISUAL CUES, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.

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

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THE LOCAL CONTROLLER STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 14R AND '...ENTER THE BASES OF THE CLOUDS....' THE AIRPLANE THEN CRASHED INTO TREES 1/4 MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREEXISTING ANOMALIES. LOCAL PILOTS WHO USE THE AIRPORT ON A REGULAR BASIS STATED THAT DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 14R DURING PERIODS OF DARKNESS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY PROVIDES THE PILOT WITH LITTLE OR NO VISUAL CUES IN THE INITIAL CLIMB ATTITUDE; THERE ARE SCANT SOURCES OF LIGHT ONCE THE AIRPLANE REACHES THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED AN INSTRUMENT COMPETENCY CHECK THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT IN A FIXED INSTRUMENT SIMULATOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.