GRASS VALLEY, CA, USA
N7434E
CESSNA 210
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT WAS CLEARED FOR A VOR-A APCH TO THE NEVADA COUNTY ARPT. THE APCH CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PLT THAT HE HAD FAILED TO ISSUE THE REQUIRED RADAR INFO FOR THE FINAL APCH FIX & INSTRUCTED THE PLT TO INITIATE A MISSED APCH. RADAR CONTACT WITH THE ACFT WAS LOST WHEN IT WAS 1/2 MI EAST OF THE ARPT, AT 3500, ON A WESTERLY HEADING. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CRASHED 1/8 MI SOUTH OF THE ARPT AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 2900 FT. AN EXAM REVEALED THE ACFT HAD CRASHED WHILE IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ON WOODED TERRAIN. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT FAILURE OF THE AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT WAS FOUND. WITNESSES WHO HEARD THE ACFT FLY OVER THE ARPT STATED THAT IT WAS SNOWING MODERATELY & THEY ESTIMATED THE SURFACE VISIBILITY WAS 1/2 MI.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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