The airplane was destroyed at approximately 2023 Central time following a collision with terrain. The instrument-rated commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Instrument conditions prevailed. The pilot was receiving vectors for an instrument approach to runway 04R. After acknowledging a heading of 335 degrees, radar showed the airplane turning through the assigned heading and continuing a clockwise turn. The last radar plot shows the airplane heading approximately 046 degrees at 1600 feet, with a groundspeed of 207 knots. The initial impact point consisted of a crater that measured roughly two feet deep, four feet wide and six feet long. The distribution of wreckage roughly followed a 160-degree magnetic heading and was approximately 250 feet long.
March 10, 2008, Abbeville, La., Cessna T210M
The airplane was destroyed at approximately 2023 Central time following a collision with terrain. The instrument-rated commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Instrument conditions prevailed. The pilot was receiving vectors for an instrument approach to runway 04R. After acknowledging a heading of 335 degrees, radar showed the airplane turning through the assigned heading and continuing a clockwise turn. The last radar plot shows the airplane heading approximately 046 degrees at 1600 feet, with a groundspeed of 207 knots. The initial impact point consisted of a crater that measured roughly two feet deep, four feet wide and six feet long.
Key Takeaways:
- An instrument-rated commercial pilot and a passenger were fatally injured when their airplane crashed into terrain during instrument conditions.
- The pilot, while receiving vectors for an instrument approach, failed to maintain an assigned heading, continuing a clockwise turn beyond the instructed vector.
- The aircraft impacted at a high groundspeed (207 knots) creating a significant crater and distributing wreckage over approximately 250 feet.
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