ATL81DKM02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Marion, NC · January 3, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1981
Place
Marion, NC · MARION, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6496CCessna 210
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127707

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0015   81/1/3    MARION,NC           CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1930                    N6496C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  26, 2735 TOTAL HOURS, 555
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIFLET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAY,NC                      MARION,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- SEVERAL RWY LITES INOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N6496C
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shiflet

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.