Cessna T210M C-GVVS

Summary

On 1 February 2005 at about 23:57 local time, a Cessna T210M registered C-GVVS was involved in an accident near Shallotte, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 February 2005 at 23:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Shallotte, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

33.9828, -78.3472

Aircraft

Cessna T210M

Registration

C-GVVS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlantic City → Hollywood

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL05FA048

1 person died.

The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot stated he was on a night cross country flight at 2,500 feet flight following with air traffic control. "All of a sudden the engine started to sputter. I tried the throttle control back and forth a few times, then the engine just seemed to run at 700-800 rpm. The throttle adjustments didn't make any difference." The airplane started descending rapidly and he made a forced landing to a highway. The right wing of the airplane collided with a tree and the ground. When the airplane came to a stop, the pilot noticed the airplane was on fire. The pilot was unable to get the passenger out of the airplane and had to exit the airplane due to the fire. Examination of the airframe, flight controls, and engine assembly and accessories revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.