# NTSB ATL81FA101: Cessna 210B, N9713X, Plantersville, AL, July 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1981
- Place: Plantersville, AL · PLANTERSVILLE, AL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2049  81/7/24  NR.PLANTERSVILLE,AL   CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 365
        TIME - 2036                    N9713X              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               CHATTANOOGA,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      73
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- OUTER PARTS OF WINGS/HRZNTL STBLZRS FAILED UPWRD IN AREA OF FCSTD SVR TURBC,TSTMS FCSTD BY SIGMET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9713X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9713X-1981-09-10), registration cancelled 1981-09-10, S/N 21058013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (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 19810724044149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724044149A), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 210B, Plantersville, AL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Encountered area of severe thunderstorms. Broke up in flight. Lost control in turbulence. Exceed design load factor

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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