# Accident 19840204062779A: Cessna 2105, Newport News, VA, February 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1984, 20:33 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1104° N, 76.5204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1104&lon=-76.5204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8437Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8437Z-1990-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,519 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840204062779A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOSS OF GYROS THEN LOST CONTROL DURING VECTORS. STALLED AND SPUN IN. NO INSTRUMENT DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ATL84FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA092), Feb 5, 1984: Cessna 210 (N8437Z), Newport News, VA, destroyed, 1 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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