# Accident 19890630018679A: Cessna 210H, Bristol-Johnson, TN, June 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1989, 21:47 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4406° N, 82.3405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4406&lon=-82.3405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5939F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5939F-1990-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 4,600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630018679A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE AND EXCEEDING DESIGN LOADS 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 ATL89FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA173), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 210H (N5939F), Piney Flats, TN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED, AND HIS EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER FROM AN…

## Other reports on N5939F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860310023949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860310023949I), Mar 10, 1986: Cessna T210N (N5939F), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Pilot did not use checklist prior to landing. Landed gear up.

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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