Plane Crash List

Cessna T-210 N3Z

1 June 1991 · St. Helena, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 June 1991 at about 04:10 local time, a Cessna T-210 registered N3Z, operated by Kenny G. Adams, was involved in an accident near St. Helena, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 04:10
Classification
Accident
Location
St. Helena, California, United States
Nearest airport
Inglenook
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna T-210
Registration
N3Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kenny G. Adams
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Rialto → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
LAX91LA234

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

THAT THE PILOT EXECUTED A POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND FAILED TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND DELAYED THE GO-AROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT AND WAS LANDING ON A SHORT ASPHALT SURFACE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LANDED LONG AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, BUT DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BECAME ENTANGLED WITH A STEEL CABLE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO ABRUPTLY GO OUT OF CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 YARDS BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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29 Oct 1990 Cessna T-210-M
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2 Aug 1988 Cessna T-210
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no coordinates
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1 Aug 1991 Cessna 421C
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no coordinates
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