# Accident 19970613014079A: Cessna 210F, Waycross, GA, June 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1997, 18:42 local time
- Place: Waycross, GA
- Airport: Waycross-Wadelo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2101° N, 82.3497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2101&lon=-82.3497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1817F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1817F-1998-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210F (registry code 2073418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 73 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613014079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE IDLED IFR EN ROUTE. VECTORED TO ALTERNATE. TOO HIGH LANDING. PARTIAL POWER. STALLED. THROTTLE DISCONNECTED.

## 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 MIA97LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA182), Jun 13, 1997: Cessna 210F (N1817F), Waycross, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the private pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, while maneuvering in an attempt to reverse direction, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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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