Cessna T210 N9501Y
29 July 2005 · Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 July 2005 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna T210 registered N9501Y, operated by Western Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muscle Shoals/Northwest Alabam (KMSL)
- Coordinates
- 34.7453, -87.6103
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210
- Registration
- N9501Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Air Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baraboo Wiscons → Muscle Shoals
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL05LA137
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and failure to maintain clearance, which resulted in an in flight collision with a transmission wire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was attempting to enter the traffic pattern when the accident occurred. A witness heard the pilot report four miles east of the airport requesting local weather information. The pilot also talked to the witness, who was in the traffic pattern, and advised the witness that he would be entering right traffic for runway 29. The pilot was on a base for runway 29 when the airplane collided with a 161 KV transmission line approximately 95 feet above the ground. The airplane fell to the ground and burst into flames. Tennessee Valley Authority reported an interruption at 1650 on the transmission lines in the area of the accident. Examination of the wreckage revealed the airplane collided with the ground two miles southeast of Muscle Shoals Airport, in a planted field. The wreckage was located 200 yards west of the transmission lines. Wreckage debris was scattered over an area about 70 feet long and 40 feet wide, and orientated on a westerly heading. The post-accident examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem or component failure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2006 | Cessna T210 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Cessna T210 | Crestview, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2007 | Cessna T210 | Guario, Venezuela | Alejandro Rivera | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Nov 2002 | Cessna T210 L | Williams, Arizona, United States | Chelton Flight Systems | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Cessna T210 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Robert C. Davis | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2009 | Cessna T210 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2005 | Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Shorter, Alabama, United States | James L Reynolds | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2005 | Cessna 172S | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Beechcraft BE-D35 | Decatur, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 2005 | Mooney 20P | Smith, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2005 | Piper 28 | Andulusia, Alabama, United States | AMS Aviation | No injuries | - |