# Accident 19801202090639A: Cessna T210N, Tazewell, TN, December 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1980, 10:08 local time
- Place: Tazewell, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4625° N, 83.5670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tazewell, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4625&lon=-83.5670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4846C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4846C-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,283 total, 194 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202090639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA021), Dec 2, 1980: Cessna T210N (N4846C), Tazewell, TN, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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