# NTSB IAD76AI065: Cessna 210L, N1649X, Allardt, TN, April 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1976
- Place: Allardt, TN · ALLARDT, TN
- Location: 36.3811° N, 84.8814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allardt, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3811&lon=-84.8814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0726  76/4/11  NR.ALLARDT,TN         CESSNA 210L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 186
        TIME - 1620                    N1649X              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CASTLE,IN               CEDARTOWN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LWR SPAR CAP ON L WING HAD UPWARD BENDING.ACFT OBSVD SPINNING OUT OF CLD DECK,PIECES ALONGSIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1649X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1649X-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N 21060684, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760411010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411010919A), Apr 11, 1976: Cessna 210L, Allardt, TN, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Lwr spar cap on l wing had upward bending. Acft obsvd spinning out of cld deck,pieces alongside.

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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