# NTSB ATL82FA020: Cessna T210, N4823C, Charleston, WV, November 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1981
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3406  81/11/20   CHARLESTON,WV       CESSNA T210         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 717
        TIME - 1901                    N4823C              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 384 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDIAN,MS                 CHARLESTON,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: VACUUM SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           COPILOT - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              36
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- VACUUM PUMP,MODEL 442CW-8,SR  7E127,FAILED,403HRS.VANES SHOWED TIP AND FLANK WEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4823C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4823C-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 21063638, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kanawha

## 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 19811120078939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120078939A), Nov 20, 1981: Cessna T210N, Charleston, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost vacuum during IFR approach. Lost control using primary panel. Severe gusty surface wind. Near vertical impact.

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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