# NTSB IAD80FA009: Cessna T210, N6916R, Highlands, NC, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1979
- Place: Highlands, NC · HIGHLANDS, NC
- Location: 35.0538° N, 83.1976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Highlands, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0538&lon=-83.1976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA009

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3496   79/7/8    HIGHLANDS,NC        CESSNA T210         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1105                    N6916R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 59, 21700 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1389 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FL               CULLOWHEE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED W MTN SIDE IN LVL FLT.RECOVERY DATE 11/07/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6916R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6916R-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N T210-0316, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (registry code 2073438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jackson County

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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