19811203079029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Douglas, AZ · December 3, 1981

Date
December 3, 1981 · 20:45 local
Place
Douglas, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N93956
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FA023
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
438 total66 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Witness saw aircraft in acrobatic flight. Entered spin. Late abrupt recovery caused airframe failure.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT IN ACROBATIC FLIGHT. ENTERED SPIN. LATE ABRUPT RECOVERY CAUSED AIRFRAME FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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