Cessna 210 N3887Y

Summary

On 24 February 1996 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N3887Y was involved in an accident near Kinston, North Carolina, 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.

Date

24 February 1996 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Kinston, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Kingston Regional Jetport (ISO)

Coordinates

35.2703, -77.5907

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N3887Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA054

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind and his inadequate weather evaluation. A factor was the gusty crosswind.

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

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The pilot reported that during the preflight inspection of the airplane, the right fuel tank had about 30 gallons of fuel and the left tank had only 5 gallons of fuel. After a before takeoff runup check was completed, the pilot was cleared into position for takeoff. As the pilot started the takeoff roll, he noticed that the airplane started drifting to the right; efforts to arrest the right drift failed. The airplane continued the right drift off the side of the runway into the grass and nosed over. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem. Winds were 330 degrees at 12 knots gusting 22 knots; runway 05 was the active runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.