# Accident 19810920060809A: Cessna 210A, Woodland, WA, September 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1981, 11:42 local time
- Place: Woodland, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9182° N, 122.7535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9182&lon=-122.7535&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6653X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6653X-1984-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920060809A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE VFR PILOT FLEW INTO IMC, LOST CONTROL DESCENDING TO CLEAR CLOUDS. EXCEEDED LOAD FACTORS. AIRFRAME FAILURE.

## 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 SEA81FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA057), Sep 20, 1981: Cessna 210A (N6653X), Woodland, WA, destroyed, 3 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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