# Accident 19830215004199A: Cessna 210G, Chesterfield, VA, February 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1983, 16:04 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3894° N, 77.5902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3894&lon=-77.5902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5889F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5889F-1995-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210G (registry code 2073430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 989 total, 23 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FID04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215004199A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT ALLOWED STUDENT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH SNOWBANK.

## 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 ATL83FID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FID04), Feb 15, 1983: Cessna 210G (N5889F), Chesterfield, VA, substantial damage

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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