19801202090639A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Tazewell, TN · December 2, 1980

Date
December 2, 1980 · 10:08 local
Place
Tazewell, TN
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4846C
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA021
Reported as
Cessna T210N
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,283 total194 in this make and model111 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Vacuum pump failed during IFR descent thru cloud layer. Lost control, exceeded design load factor of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

VACUUM PUMP FAILED DURING IFR DESCENT THRU CLOUD LAYER. LOST CONTROL, EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD FACTOR OF AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.