# Accident 19810724044149A: Cessna 210B, Plantersville, AL, July 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1981, 20:36 local time
- Place: Plantersville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9713X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9713X-1981-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724044149A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. LOST CONTROL IN TURBULENCE. EXCEED DESIGN LOAD FACTOR

## 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 ATL81FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA101), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 210B (N9713X), Plantersville, AL, 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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