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Status Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date Tuesday 2 November 1982
Time 10:18
Type Silhouette image of generic P210 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna P210N Centurion
Operator Roloff Evangelistic Enterprises
Registration N612J
MSN P21000702
Year of manufature
Engines Continental TSIO-520-P
Crew Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total occupants Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage Destroyed
Location Normangee, TX   United States of America
Phase En route
Nature Executive
Departure Airport Corpus Christi , TX
Destination Airport Kansas City, MO
Narrative A COMPANY PLT RECEIVED TWO WX BRIEFINGS FROM THE SAN ANTONIO FSS, ONE WAS AT ABOUT 1700 THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT & THE OTHER ON 11/2. AFTER EACH WX BRIEFING THE COMPANY PLT BRIEFED THE PLT OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT. THE ACFT DEPARTED AT ABOUT 0835. AT 0953 THE PLT CONTACTED FLIGHT WATCH & WAS ADVISED OF A CONVECTIVE SIGMET OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. AT 1001 THE PLT REQUESTED & WAS CLEARED TO FL190. THIS WAS THE LAST RADIO CONTACT WITH THE ACFT. IN FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE WINGS, VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS OCCURRED. THE ACFT PENETRATED A DENSE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH ACTIVITY UP TO INTENSE (LEVEL 5) & PROBABLY ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. IN ADDITION THERE WOULD PROBABLY BEEN MODERATE TO SEVERE ICING IN RAIN SHAFTS WITHIN THE THUNDERSTORMS AT THE ACFT'S FLIGHT ALTITUDE. THE 0817 WX BRIEFING WAS INADEQUATE IN THAT THE AREA FORECAST WHICH WARNED OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ENROUTE WAS NOT UTILIZED. CAUSE:

sources

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04640
New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/04/obituaries/lester-roloff-radio-preacher-68-dies-as-his-plane-crashes-in-texas.html
NTSB: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Final report

Investigating agency: NTSB

Report nr: FTW83FA031

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Date/time Contributor Updates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
30-May-2022 06:11 SANMJN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source]
31-Mar-2025 18:42 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source]
31-Mar-2025 18:42 ASN Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Accident report]

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