# NTSB ATL82DA242: Cessna 210M, N7320M, Holly Springs, MS, August 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: August 21, 1982, 20:50 local (Aug 22, 1982, 01:50 UTC)
- Place: Holly Springs, MS
- Coordinates: 34.769515, -89.440452 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7695&lon=-89.4405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA242
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71055/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA242

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - runway light (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT, AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, MADE A NIGHT FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS, MS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED TWO SIGNPOSTS WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED 520 FEET BEFORE LEAVING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN CROSSED AN DITCH, HIT TWO TREES AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT, RIGHT-WING-LOW ATTITUDE IN FRONT OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EXAMINED AND FOUND EMPTY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7320M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7320M-2003-09-03), registration cancelled 2003-09-03, S/N 21062008, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062008
- Airframe hours: 1891
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-L 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Florida Aviation
- Registered owner: S.W. Darling Jr.
- Departed: FMY, FORT MYERS, FL
- Destination: OMAHA, NE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 5,125 total, 500 in this make and model, 4,700 as pilot in command, 307 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## 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 19820821046759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821046759A), Aug 21, 1982: Cessna 210M, Holly Springs, MS, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

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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