# NTSB LAX82FA023: Cessna 210L, N93956, Douglas, AZ, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1981
- Place: Douglas, AZ · DOUGLAS, AZ
- Location: 31.3993° N, 109.5413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3993&lon=-109.5413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3469   81/12/3   DOUGLAS,AZ          CESSNA 210L         CR-  3  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2045                    N93956              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 438 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            66 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHISE COLLEGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCON,AZ                   DOUGLAS,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- FLT SCHDLD INCLUDE REC FM UNUSUAL ATTITUDES.SEATING POS OF PLTS WHEN ACCD OCCURRED NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93956](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93956-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 21060465 (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
- Airport: Cochise College

## 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 19811203079029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203079029A), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 210L, Douglas, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness saw aircraft in acrobatic flight. Entered spin. Late abrupt recovery caused airframe failure.

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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