# Accident 20000711005969A: Cessna T210J, Athens, TX, July 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Athens, TX
- Airport: Athens Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1992° N, 95.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1992&lon=-95.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2244R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2244R-2001-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210J (registry code 2073440, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000711005969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ATHENS, TEXAS AIRPORT (F44) AT 0930, 07-11-00 ON RUNWAY 17. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 150 FEET, AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP AND ROLL TO THE LEFT.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND ABOUT 100 YARD OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 FTW00FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA201), Jul 11, 2000: Cessna T210J (N2244R), Athens, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent stall during initial takeoff climb.

## Other reports on N2244R (1)

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

- [Incident 19810322053299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322053299I), Mar 22, 1981: Cessna 210J (N2244R), Silsbee, TX, Minor damage. Engine failure occurred and aircraft landed short of runway during emergency landing.

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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