# Accident 19880320005879A: Cessna 210N, Quantico, VA, March 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1988, 10:17 local time
- Place: Quantico, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EWGA
- Location: 38.5198° N, 77.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5198&lon=-77.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6401N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6401N-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320005879A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TRIED CLIMBOUT ON TOP. VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. SPIRAL DIVE. BROKE

## 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 BFO88FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA026), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6401N), Quantico, VA, 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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