Cessna T210N accident near Cahokia, Illinois, October 5, 2000
On October 5, 2000 at about 9:10 pm local time, a Cessna T210N, registered N4673C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cahokia, Illinois (St. Louis Downtown Parks airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
aircraft control not being maintained by the inattentive pilot during the taxi. A factor to the accident was the soft terrain condition.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 5, 2000 · about 9:10 pm local time
- Place
- Cahokia, Illinois · St. Louis Downtown Parks · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · all T210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N4673C · no longer on the register · serial 21063586
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While taxing to the departure runway the aircraft departed the right side of the taxiway, nosed over, coming to rest in an inverted position. The grass on the right side of taxiway was reported to be soft from rain.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,440 hours in all; 44 in this make and model; 144 in the last 90 days; 44 in the last 30 days; 1,318 as pilot in command; 895 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 15,444 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 27, 2000; 17 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R12B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CPS
- Destination: LBO Lebanon MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,400 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 142°F (61°C), dew point 135°F (57°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:20 pm from CPS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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