# NTSB ATL82FA104: Cessna 210-5, N8113Z, Hendersonville, NC, April 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 16, 1982, 01:40 local (06:40 UTC)
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Coordinates: 35.270225, -82.439277 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2702&lon=-82.4393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA104
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71014/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA104

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high terrain (contributing factor)
  - ifr procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TREE COVERED/RISING TERRAIN AFTER THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A NIGHT ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AT THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE CRASH OCCURRED ABOUT 1 TO 2 MI SOUTH OF THE FINAL APPROACH FIX WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN OUTBOUND HEADING. THE MINIMUM APPROACH ALTITUDE IN THIS AREA WAS 5000 FT MSL. ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS 2700 FT MSL. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OF THE EQUIPMENT WAS FOUND. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN ABOUT 4 HRS AND 50 MIN, AND HAD WORKED (INCLUDING FLIGHT TIME) ABOUT 13 HRS AND 50 MIN IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HR PERIOD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8113Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8113Z-2005-08-05), registration cancelled 2005-08-05, S/N 205-0113, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 205-0113
- Airframe hours: 2191
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-S 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Maurice Paul Shook
- Registered owner: Maurice Paul Shook
- Departed: RICHMOND, VA
- Destination: AVL, ASHEVILLE, NC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: AVL, Asheville Regional, runway 34, 8,001 × 150 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,123 total, 205 in this make and model, 1,038 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 160° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 135 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: AVL, 7 nm away

## 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 19820416009599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820416009599A), Apr 16, 1982: Cessna 2105, Hendersonville, NC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed into trees at high speed during ILS approach. Indicates loss of control. Crash heading opposite of inbound.

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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