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Cessna 210J N3396S

25 June 2000 · Sumner, Iowa, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 25 June 2000 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 210J registered N3396S was involved in an accident near Sumner, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States
Coordinates
42.8400, -92.0905
Aircraft
Cessna 210J
Registration
N3396S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mason City → Dubuque
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI00FA171

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the terrain after flight into adverse weather. Contributing factors were the thunderstorms and lack of instrument certification by the pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed on impact with a bean field during a cross-country flight. The pilot was not instrument rated. Weather radar indicated that an area of convective activity was present at the time of the accident. A witness reported hearing a low flying plane during a heavy downpour. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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