Cessna T210N N111NA

Summary

On 17 September 2010 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N111NA, operated by Lamax Construction Inc, was involved in an accident near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 September 2010 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Pappy Boyington Field Airport (COE)

Coordinates

47.5703, -116.8803

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N111NA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lamax Construction Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greybull → Coeur d'Alene

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10FA459

2 people died.

The pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain clearance with mountainous terrain while maneuvering in an area of low cloud ceilings.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a cross-country flight, the airplane collided with mountainous terrain at an elevation of 3,300 feet mean sea level (msl). Radar data initially identified the flight at 12,000 feet msl on a direct path to the pilot’s planned destination. About 20 miles southeast of the airport, the track indicated a descending left turn to the west-southwest followed by multiple 360 degree turns. The track then proceeded northeast over mountainous terrain, climbing and descending between 3,300 and 3,600 feet msl. The track indicated multiple 180-degree turns before the radar data terminated in the general vicinity where the wreckage was located. Around the time of the accident, reported weather at the destination airport (14 miles north) included cloud layers at 3,900 feet and 6,500 feet. The pilot did not hold an instrument rating, and it is likely that he was maneuvering around weather when the collision occurred. The pilot did not obtain a flight service station (FSS) weather briefing for the flight. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.