# Accident 20181130023079A: Cessna 210D, Apalachicola, FL, November 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2018, 18:30 local time
- Place: Apalachicola, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7636° N, 85.0225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7636&lon=-85.0225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3995Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3995Y-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,050 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181130023079A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018, ABOUT 1805 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210D, N3995Y, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN

DURING THE DEPARTURE FROM APALACHICOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT (AAF), APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE

PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS

OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. NIGHT, VISUAL

METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED

AT AAF AND WAS DESTINED FOR UNDETERMINED (?).

## 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 ERA19FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA059), Nov 30, 2018: Cessna 210 (N3995Y), Apalachicola, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's controlled flight into terrain as a result of his spatial disorientation during departure in dark nighttime conditions.

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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