2 fatal · Cessna T210N · 2004-12-14 · Abita Springs, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
DFW05FA038
Event ID
20041220X02007
Type
Accident
Date
2004-12-14
Location
Abita Springs, LA, USA
Coordinates
30.444444, -89.993614
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
T210N
Registration
N4873C
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's improper in-flight emergency planning when he misjudged his available altitude and made a 360 degree turn away from the airport instead of proceeding directly to it, which resulted in him landing over a mile short of the runway in heavily wooded terrain. A factor was the prevailing high wind.