Cessna 210E N4956U
22 November 1987 · Port Townsend, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 November 1987 at about 02:05 local time, a Cessna 210E registered N4956U, operated by Aaron A Medres, was involved in an accident near Port Townsend, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Townsend, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.0296, -122.8405
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210E
- Registration
- N4956U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aaron A Medres
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Auburn → Port Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA88FA021
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF MAYNARD MOUNTAIN, THE POINT OF A COASTAL LAND MASS, WHILE ON A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT IN IMC WX CONDITIONS. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT ON A STRAIGHT COURSE AT CRUISE AIRSPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1987 | Cessna 210 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Hoffman, Richard W. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1987 | Cessna 210-5 | East Lansing, Michigan, United States | Michael D. Austin | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Cessna 210M | La Porte, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1987 | Cessna 210 | Quincy, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1987 | Cessna 210C | Ponch | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1987 | Cessna 210M | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Donald Frank Yenko | Fatal | 4 |
All 2,022 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1987 | Aerodynamics HAWK MKII | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | ROD Pederson | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Cessna T210L | Dayton, Washington, United States | FMT Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Hughes 269C | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1987 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 | Sedro Woolley, Washington, United States | James Hayton | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172P | Snohomish, Washington, United States | Galvin Ying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-28-160 | Odessa, Washington, United States | Larry Zagelow | No injuries | - |