# NTSB ATL81FLJ18: Cessna P206E, N5715J, Wilmar, NC, September 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1981
- Place: Wilmar, NC · WILMAR, NC
- Location: 35.3952° N, 77.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmar, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3952&lon=-77.1436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2097  81/9/28    WILMAR,NC           CESSNA P206E        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1641
        TIME - 1955                    N5715J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,NC                WILMAR,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UNLGTD STRIP.BLINDED BY AUTO HEADLIGHTS,TCHDWN LONG.STAYED LOW TO AVOID PWR LNS.TREES BYD PWR LNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5715J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5715J-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N P20600615, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206E
- Registry model: [Cessna P206E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206e) (registry code 2073346) (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
- Airport: Williams Strip

## 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 19810928063499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928063499A), Sep 28, 1981: Cessna P206E, Washington, NC, Destroyed. Vehicle headlight on departure end of runway blinded pilot landing on unlighted strip. Struck trees in goaround.

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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