# NTSB IAD76FLJ17: Cessna 210, N4603Q, Core Banks, NC, January 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1976
- Place: Core Banks, NC · CORE BANKS, NC
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0031   76/1/4    CORE BANKS,NC       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 567
        TIME - 1030                    N4603Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORE BANKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORE BANKS,NC               GREENSBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          337                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35K.DRG TKOF ENCTRD STRONG WIND GUST R WING HIT GND.PLT REACHING DWN TO RETRACT GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4603Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4603Q-1976-02-04), registration cancelled 1976-02-04, S/N 21059503, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Core Banks

## 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 19760104000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760104000079A), Jan 4, 1976: Cessna 210L, Core Banks, NC, Destroyed. Wind gusting 35K.drg tkof enctrd strong wind gust r wing hit gnd. Plt reaching dwn to retract gr.

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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