# Accident 20230810021839A: Cessna P210N, Butler, GA, August 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2023, 09:08 local time
- Place: Butler, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6736° N, 84.4014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6736&lon=-84.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,870 total, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230810021839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA330), Aug 10, 2023: Cessna P210 (N210JT), Junction City, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued flight into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the penetration of a severe thunderstorm, the pilot’s loss of airplane control, and the airplane’s subsequent…

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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