# NTSB IAD80FA004: Cessna T210N, N6483N, Lawrenceville, VA, October 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1979
- Place: Lawrenceville, VA · LAWRENCEVILLE, VA
- Location: 36.7565° N, 77.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7565&lon=-77.8539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3503   79/10/5   LAWRENCEVILLE,VA    CESSNA T210N        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 801
        TIME - 0922                    N6483N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSBORG,VA             BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ADVERSE WX FORCASTED EN-ROUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6483N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6483N-1982-12-11), registration cancelled 1982-12-11, S/N 21063057 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (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 19791005042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005042499A), Oct 5, 1979: Cessna T210N, Lawrenceville, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into area of thunderstorms on IFR flight. Lost control of aircraft. Airframe separated in flight.

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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