# Accident 20170316003119A: Cessna 210B, Opal, SD, March 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2017, 17:30 local time
- Place: Opal, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8742° N, 102.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8742&lon=-102.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9581X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9581X-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 1,350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170316003119A

## Narrative

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

ON 3/16/2017  AT 1730  A CESSNA 210B OWNED/REGISTERED TO GROVES VIG AND VIG LLC AND PILOTED BY VIG, BARRY WAYNE  WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT  DURING FLIGHT WHILE PERFORMING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. CLEAR DAY CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE # 503547991. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RAPID CITY, SD ON 3/16/2017 AT 1606.

## 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 CEN17FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA132), Mar 16, 2017: Cessna 210B (N9581X), Opal, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of evidence.

## Other reports on N9581X (1)

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

- [Incident 19901129060379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129060379I), Nov 29, 1990: Cessna 210B (N9581X), Lake Preston, SD, Minor damage. Pilot made a gear up landing during a business flight.

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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