# NTSB ATL82FKG11: Cessna 210, N4614Q, Lexington, GA, April 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: April 23, 1982, 23:00 local (Apr 24, 1982, 07:00 UTC)
- Place: Lexington, GA
- Location: 33.8701° N, 83.1102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8701&lon=-83.1102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKG11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71420/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG11

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - qualification, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON 4/23/82, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COVINGTON, GA AND PROCEEDED ON AN UNDETERMINED ROUTE. AT ABOUT 2300 PST THAT NIGHT, RESIDENTS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE HEARD THE SOUNDS OF A CRASH. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 1000 FT SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF A MAKESHIFT LANDING STRIP WITH ABOUT 100 LBS OF MARIJUANA ON BOARD. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PLANE HAD STRUCK A TREE ABOUT 300 FT SOUTHWEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE MAKESHIFT STRIP WAS ABOUT 1300 FT LONG AND WAS MARKED BY FLARE TYPE CANDLES. TIRE TRACKS WERE FOUND NEAR THE WRECKAGE.AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PRECRASH MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4614Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4614Q-2012-07-31), registration cancelled 2012-07-31, S/N 21059514, built 1971 (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
- Serial number: 21059514
- Airframe hours: 4490
- Engines: CONTINENAL IO-520L 305 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 91
- Departed: COVINGTON, GA
- Airport: Makeshift Strip, runway 36, 1,300 × 0 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; medical: unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 150° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 126 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820423012349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423012349A), Apr 23, 1982: Cessna 210L, Lexington, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees on night landing approach to a makeshift runway. Illegal drug cargo. Non rated. Had heart disease.

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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