Cessna T210-F N6775R

Summary

On 26 November 1990 at about 02:10 local time, a Cessna T210-F registered N6775R, operated by Miller, James R., was involved in an accident near Fontana, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 November 1990 at 02:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Fontana, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cable (CCB)

Coordinates

34.0794, -117.4600

Aircraft

Cessna T210-F

Registration

N6775R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Miller, James R.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parowan → Upland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX91FA044

1 person died.

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

A CESSNA T210F COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DURING A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE ACCIDENT AREA AT THE TIME. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FORECASTING FOG AND HAZE BELOW A CLOUD LAYER ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE BASE OF THE CLOUD LAYER WAS BELOW THE ELEVATION OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN LOCATED WITHIN 5 MILES OF HIS DESTINATION. WITNESSES REPORTED REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG AND HAZE ON THE GROUND NEAR THE ACCIDENT AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.