# Accident 19940611014979A: Cessna 210B, Culpeper, VA, June 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1994, 15:25 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4695° N, 77.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4695&lon=-77.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210M-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940611014979A

## Narrative

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

WAS ADVISED NO VFR. WENT ANYWAY. LOST IN CLOUDS, GOT RADAR ASSISTANCE, BUT LOST CONTROL. EXCEEDED VNE. CRASHED.

## 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 BFO94FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA096), Jun 11, 1994: Cessna 210B (N210M), Culpepper, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and loss of control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were the low ceilings…

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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