# Accident 19910802031369A: Cessna T210N, Petersburg, VA, August 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1991, 10:06 local time
- Place: Petersburg, VA
- Airport: Petersburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2091° N, 77.5009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2091&lon=-77.5009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2112S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2112S-1992-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,018 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802031369A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF NEAR END OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. MAGNETO TIMINGS WRE OFF BTC. MAG SWITCH ON LEFT MAG.

## 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 BFO91FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA072), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 210N (N2112S), Petersburg, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-TAKEOFF CHECK AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE ENGINE WAS A FACTOR.

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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