# Accident 19840124004529A: Cessna P210N, Groton, CT, January 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1984, 22:39 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: New London
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3535° N, 72.0225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3535&lon=-72.0225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,205 total, 410 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840124004529A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE ONE MILE BEYOND DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

## 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 NYC84FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA074), Jan 25, 1984: Cessna P210N (N900FE), Groton, CT, 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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