# Accident 19940803019979A: Cessna STC210, Martinsburg, WV, August 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1994, 05:33 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4607° N, 77.9707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4607&lon=-77.9707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4875U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4875U-1996-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC210
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940803019979A

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT DUE WEATHER. MISSED THREE TIMES, HIT ROAD. ON DUTY 18HRS , NO REST. SPACED OUT.

## 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 NYC94FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA145), Aug 3, 1994: Cessna 210N (N4875U), Martinsburg, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND PROPER CLIMB DURING THE MISSED APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG, AND CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO PILOT FATIGUE.

## Other reports on N4875U (1)

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

- [Incident 19890922053479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890922053479I), Sep 22, 1989: Cessna 210N (N4875U), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Departed taxiway while taxiing for takeoff in rain and fog. Nosewheel sank into the ground.

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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