Cessna T-210F N6740R

Summary

On 15 September 2001 at about 01:37 local time, a Cessna T-210F registered N6740R, operated by Samuel J. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Hendersonville, North Carolina, 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.

Date

15 September 2001 at 01:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.2139, -82.5472

Aircraft

Cessna T-210F

Registration

N6740R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Samuel J. Johnson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Booneville → Asheville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL01FA109

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to follow the air traffic controllers verbal instructions pertaining to heading and minimum safe vectoring altitude while being vectored for an ILS approach to his destination airport. This resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

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

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The pilot was being vectored for an ILS approach to his destination airport located in mountainous terrain. The pilot was informed that he was below the minimum safe vectoring altitude and provided with a course correction. The pilot acknowledged the instructions and did not follow the heading and altitude instructions provided by the controller. The airplane collided with tress and terrain. Examination of the airframe and flight controls revealed no evidence of a pre-crash mechanical failure or malfunction. All components necessary for flight were present at the crash site. Continuity of the flight control system was confirmed for pitch, roll, and yaw.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.