# Accident 19970603012779A: Cessna 210M, Roanoke, VA, June 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1997, 16:58 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2095° N, 80.2294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2095&lon=-80.2294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9162M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9162M-1999-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,911 total, 1,190 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603012779A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE IFR IN IMC. NOT IFR CURRENT. LOST CONTROL EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD. CAME APART PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 NYC97FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA103), Jun 3, 1997: Cessna 210M (N9162M), Elliston, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the PIC to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation.

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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