# Accident 20211008020749A: Cessna P210N, Atlanta, GA, October 8, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2021, 13:11 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8793° N, 84.2988° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8793&lon=-84.2988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128EE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128EE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073462, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-B17F/2 (registry code 54033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-b17f-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-B17F/2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211008020749A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 8, 2021, ABOUT 1311 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P210N, N128EE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT (PDK), ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE PILOT, AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

A SECURITY CAMERA LOCATED ON A HANGAR AT THE AIRPORT CAPTURED THE TAKEOFF AND ACCIDENT OF THE AIRPLANE. IT REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF RUNWAY 21, ROTATED, AND IMMEDIATELY WENT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND AERODYNAMICALLY STALL/SPINED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE DEPARTURE END AND ABOUT 200 YARDS TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 21. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND RIGHT WING LOW, THEN FLIPPED ABOUT 50 FT AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A HEADING OF 245°

## 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 ERA22FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA009), Oct 8, 2021: Cessna P210 (N128EE), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that his seat was properly secured before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the lack…

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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