# NTSB ATL81FKW22: Cessna 210, N22527, Winchester, TN, July 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1981
- Place: Winchester, TN · WINCHESTER, TN
- Location: 35.1905° N, 86.1079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1905&lon=-86.1079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKW22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1704  81/7/30    WINCHESTER,TN       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1915                    N22527              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LOADED W MARIJUANA.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22527](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22527-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 21059760, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (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 19810730047549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730047549A), Jul 30, 1981: Cessna 210L, Winchester, TN, Destroyed. Fuel exhauston on drug flight. Overshot chosen landing area, hit trees. Pilot certificate had been revoked.

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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