# Accident 19961129046679A: Cessna 210, Columbia, PA, November 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, PA
- Airport: Mcginness Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0300° N, 76.4890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0300&lon=-76.4890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1892Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961129046679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS STRIP SURROUNDED BY 30 TO 40 FOOT TREES. FACTS INDICATE THAT A DEPARTURE STALL TOOK PLACE HOWEVER INVESTIGATION INTO MECHANICAL CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT IS INCOMPLETE. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING.

## 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 IAD97LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA026), Nov 29, 1996: Cessna 205 (N1892Z), Columbia, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and collision with trees during the initial climb. A factor in the accident was a tailwind condition.

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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