# Accident 19851113056869A: Cessna 210K, Baxter Springs, KS, November 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0199° N, 94.7297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0199&lon=-94.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5772J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 647 total, 565 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851113056869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITHOUT WEATHER BRIEFING INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. WRECKAGE INDICATES IN FLIGHT BREAKUP.

## 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 MKC86FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA027), Nov 13, 1985: Cessna 210K (N5772J), Baxter Springs, KS, destroyed, 4 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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