Cessna T210G N6886R

Summary

On 3 June 2001 at about 15:55 local time, a Cessna T210G registered N6886R was involved in an accident near Lyons, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 June 2001 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Lyons, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Longmont (2V2)

Coordinates

40.2409, -105.3605

Aircraft

Cessna T210G

Registration

N6886R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Longmont → Lexington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN01FA110

3 people died.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his continued flight into adverse weather condition resulting in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were the fog, low ceilings and the pilot's lack of recent experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after departure on a cross-country flight, the airplane collided with trees on the peak of a mountain and was destroyed when it descended uncontrollably into a ravine. The commercial and instrument rated pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The pilot contacted the Denver Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), in Englewood, Colorado, and requested an en route weather briefing, VFR if possible. The air traffic control Specialist who took his call provided the weather information pertaining to the local conditions and the forecast conditions for his intended route. She advised him that along his entire route there were Airmets for turbulence and IFR conditions and a cold front, which included thunderstorm activity. She provided him a VNR statement (indicating that VFR flight was not recommended). According to witnesses at the departure airport, the weather was cool and humid with light winds, a visibility of 3 to 4 miles and a ceiling of 300 to 700 feet. They observed the aircraft as it made a "very flat, but fast," departure from runway 29. At about 500 feet above ground level, the airplane entered the clouds and shortly thereafter, it descended and re-emerged from the cloud base and proceeded out of visual range to the northwest. Witnesses at the accident site stated that the visibility was approximately 100 feet and the ceiling was approximately 100 feet at the time of the accident. A witness who observed the impact, stated that he heard the airplane's engine "rev up to full throttle," while it was still in the clouds and it emerged from the clouds in a very steep descent. The airplane hit the ground first with its left wing and then bounced and rolled into the gulch. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.