What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 10, 2023 a Cessna P210N, serial number P21000589 with tail number privacy data omitted impacted the ground under unknown circumstances, near Butler ga. There was one person on board which ended in a fatality. The aircraft broke apart in flight and was destroyed in a post-crash fire.
privacy data omitted (NTSB) is the inspector in charge and privacy data omitted was dispatched from the atlanta FSDO as the FAA inspector. The Textron rep is privacy data omitted and the rolls royce representative is privacy data omitted.
The aircraft took off from sarasota, FL (srq) and was enroute to thomaston, GA (opn) the accident happened at approximately 1010, the same time and area that a severe weather front was passing through. The aircraft crash site is heavily wooded and approximately 2 miles off the paved road. The left wing and most of the tail section was not at the crash site. Most of the missing parts were found Sunday August 13 about 1-2 miles from the crash site. The aircraft was transported to privacy data omitted located in griffin, GA on August 11, 2023. The investigation will resume on August 12, 2023. There was minimum ground damage from the crash.
The pilot had 1870 flight hours. The pilot had a current third class medical. The pilot had no history of any incident enforcement.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 10, 2023 A CESSNA P210N, SERIAL NUMBER P21000589 WITH TAIL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, NEAR BUTLER GA. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WHICH ENDED IN A FATALITY. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE APART IN FLIGHT AND WAS DESTROYED IN A POST-CRASH FIRE.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NTSB) IS THE INSPECTOR IN CHARGE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DISPATCHED FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO AS THE FAA INSPECTOR. THE TEXTRON REP IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE ROLLS ROYCE REPRESENTATIVE IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SARASOTA, FL (SRQ) AND WAS ENROUTE TO THOMASTON, GA (OPN) THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 1010, THE SAME TIME AND AREA THAT A SEVERE WEATHER FRONT WAS PASSING THROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE IS HEAVILY WOODED AND APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES OFF THE PAVED ROAD. THE LEFT WING AND MOST OF THE TAIL SECTION WAS NOT AT THE CRASH SITE. MOST OF THE MISSING PARTS WERE FOUND SUNDAY AUGUST 13 ABOUT 1-2 MILES FROM THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOCATED IN GRIFFIN, GA ON AUGUST 11, 2023. THE INVESTIGATION WILL RESUME ON AUGUST 12, 2023. THERE WAS MINIMUM GROUND DAMAGE FROM THE CRASH.
THE PILOT HAD 1870 FLIGHT HOURS. THE PILOT HAD A CURRENT THIRD CLASS MEDICAL. THE PILOT HAD NO HISTORY OF ANY INCIDENT ENFORCEMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.