Aviation Accident Summary DEN86FA142

ELGIN, ND, USA

Aircraft #1

N5280A

CESSNA T210N

Analysis

PLT RECEIVED WX BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED BY FSS. PLT RADIOED THAT HE WAS IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, IFR CONDITIONS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED ACFT DESCENDING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OF A 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. WX AT ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOW CLOUDS AND HEAVY RAIN. PLT HAD A TOTAL FLT TIME OF 89 HOURS AND NO INSTRUMENT RATING.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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