# Accident 19860104000089A: Cessna 210L, Lake City, FL, January 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1986, 13:14 local time
- Place: Lake City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1891° N, 82.6408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1891&lon=-82.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73SN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73SN-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860104000089A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF AND FLEW INTO A LOW CEILING. WING AND TAIL FAILED AFTER HE LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN,LOW CEILING.

## 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 MIA86FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA055), Jan 4, 1986: Cessna 210L (N73SN), Lake City, FL, destroyed, 2 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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