# NTSB FTW82DA182: Cessna T210N, N4608C, Tulsa, OK, May 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 14, 1982, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Coordinates: 36.120563, -96.030128 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1206&lon=-96.0301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA182
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72873/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA182

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - turbulence,clear air (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - wing - distorted
  - wing,skin - distorted

## Analysis

WHILE CRUISING AT 17,500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND WENT INVERTED. DURING RECOVERY THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN. RECOVERY WAS MADE AT 16,750 FEET. THE PILOT CONTINUED ON TO TULSA AND LANDED SAFELY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN BUCKLING OF WINGS AND SKIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4608C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4608C), registered now, S/N 21063572 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21063572
- Airframe hours: 510
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Paul Haws
- Registered owner: Paul Haws
- Departed: LOS BANOS, CA
- Destination: 96M, PINE BLUFF, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,059 total, 510 in this make and model, 2,008 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 104 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19820514016769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514016769A), May 14, 1982: Cessna T210N, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Encountered severe turbulence at 17500 ft, entered spin and recovered. Buckled wing and fuselage center section.

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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