Cessna P210N N6425W

Summary

On 2 January 1997 at about 21:34 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N6425W was involved in an accident near Cambridge, Idaho, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 January 1997 at 21:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Cambridge, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

44.6194, -116.6997

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N6425W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McCall → Boise

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA97FA041

5 people died.

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Flight into adverse weather and turbulence were factors.

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

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Weather information obtained by the pilot prior to departure indicated low ceilings and visibility with mountain obscurement due to clouds, precipitation and fog. Occasional moderate turbulence with moderate rime or mixed icing was also forecast. Another pilot flying in the area at the time of the accident reported observing 'very black clouds' that had a 'roll to them and moving fast.' That pilot also reported that the clouds looked 'very violent,' and stated that before he turned around to find another route, he was experiencing light to moderate turbulence, but was not picking up any ice below the cloud base. Radar data indicates that after departure the flight headed in a westerly direction. The radar indicates that the airplane made a left turn approximately 180 degrees and was experiencing rapid increasing and decreasing altitude changes before the airplane descended rapidly and dropped from radar coverage. The wreckage was located in mountainous terrain. Evidence indicates that the airplane collided with the terrain in a steep nose down attitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.