# Accident 20000625007659A: Cessna 210J, Sumner, IA, June 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sumner, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8400° N, 92.0905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8400&lon=-92.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3396S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3396S-2000-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625007659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A RETURN FLIGHT FROM MASON CITY (MCW) TO DUBUQUE (DBQ) PILOT ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS STATEMENT FROM SAM JAMES MEYER. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED 2 MILES WEST AND 4 MILES SOUTH OF SUMNER, IA. THE ACCIDENT SCENE INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, GIVEN THE GROUND IMPACT DAMAGE AND WIDE DEBRIS AREA.  THE IMPACT RESULTED IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CHI00FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA171), Jun 25, 2000: Cessna 210J (N3396S), Sumner, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the terrain after flight into adverse weather. Contributing factors were the thunderstorms and lack of instrument certification by the pilot.

## Other reports on N3396S (1)

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

- [Accident 19760312005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760312005479A), Mar 12, 1976: Cessna 210J (N3396S), Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 40K.nose gr svrd by taxiway light.

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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