# Accident 20120901018169A: Cessna T210M, Tillatoba, MS, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 20:45 local time
- Place: Tillatoba, MS
- Airport: Water Valley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1679° N, 89.6849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATER VALLEY MUNI (33M), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1679&lon=-89.6849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761YN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761YN-2015-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,567 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901018169A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/2/2012, N761YN FUELED AND DEPARTED SUFFOLK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (SFQ), SUFFOLK, VA AROUND 1545 (EDT) ON HIS WAY TO OLIVE BRANCH, MS (OLV).  PIC ENCOUNTERED WEATHER DURING THE FLIGHT TO OLV.  DATA SHOWS PIC DIVERTING FOR WEATHER.  ONE EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT SAW THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE WATER VALLEY AIRPORT, MS (33M) AROUND2000-2015. ANOTHER EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLY TREE TOP LEVEL OVERT THEIR PROPERTY AROUND 2030-2045. MOMENTS LATER THE PROPERTY OWNERS HEARD THE AIRCRAFT GOING DOWN IN THE TREES.  THE PROPERTY OWNERS CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT WERE NOT FOUND UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING, 9/3/2012, BETWEEN 0800-0830 LOCAL TIME.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N761YN (1)

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

- [Incident 19890222009019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222009019I), Feb 22, 1989: Cessna T210M (N761YN), Binghamton, NY. Electrical failure inflight. Diverted to Binghamton. Landed safely. Found bad voltage regulator.

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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