# NTSB ATL81FA001: Cessna 210, N6956N, Cartersville, GA, October 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1980
- Place: Cartersville, GA · CARTERSVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.1633° N, 84.8011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cartersville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1633&lon=-84.8011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3508   80/10/1 NR.CARTERSVILLE,GA    CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 199
        TIME - 2236                    N6956N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARTERSVILLE,GA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        REMARKS- PERS NEAR CRASH SITE REPORTED FOG,INTMT DRZL.DARK NIGHT.RECOVERY DATE 10/3/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6956N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6956N-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 21063166, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (registry code 2073453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801001082469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001082469A), Oct 1, 1980: Cessna 210N, Cartersville, GA, Destroyed. Crashed into trees in remote wooded area. Fog, light rain in area. Alcohol contents in blood.

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.

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