# NTSB LAX81FVW14: Cessna P210N, N6631P, Tonopah, NV, June 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1981
- Place: Tonopah, NV · TONOPAH, NV
- Location: 38.0822° N, 117.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0822&lon=-117.2246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVW14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1181  81/6/28    TONOPAH,NV          CESSNA P210N        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2203                    N6631P              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  AGE 26, 1410 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            237 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TONOPAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                TONOPAH,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        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)                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RCVD WNDSHFT ADZRY BFR LNDG RWY 15,WENT ARND.UN MAINT ALT,DNWND/BASE,RWY 33.HIT WIRES,NGT.EL 5427.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6631P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6631P-1982-11-22), registration cancelled 1982-11-22, S/N P21000193 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tonopah

## 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 19810628036359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628036359A), Jun 28, 1981: Cessna P210N, Tonopah, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot advised of wind shift and began go-around. Hit telephone wires and crashed.

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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