A Cessna P210 that went down during takeoff earlier this month at an Atlanta-area airport had a relatively recent engine overhaul and conversion, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
NTSB: Downed GA Airplane Had Recent Engine Overhaul
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna P210 crashed fatally during takeoff at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) on October 8, killing the pilot and three passengers.
- Surveillance video showed the aircraft lifted off in a nose-high attitude, rolled left, became inverted, and impacted nose first.
- Less than three months prior to the accident, the aircraft had undergone an engine overhaul and conversion to a Rolls-Royce turboshaft engine, which had accumulated only 2.3 hours since its reentry into service.
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