# NTSB MIA76AM107: Cessna T210G, N6826R, Brantley, AL, September 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: Brantley, AL · BRANTLEY, AL
- Location: 31.5892° N, 86.2613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brantley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5892&lon=-86.2613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3413   76/9/4  NR.BRANTLEY,AL        CESSNA T210G        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1174
        TIME - 1428                    N6826R              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    TALLAHASSEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: VACUUM SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- VACUUM LINES TO INSTRUMENTS FOUND 1/2 TO 1 & 1/2 TURNS LOOSE FROM FINGER TIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6826R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6826R-1977-02-22), registration cancelled 1977-02-22, S/N T210-0226 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- Registry model: [Cessna T210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (registry code 2073432) (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 19760904039229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904039229A), Sep 4, 1976: Cessna T210G, Brantley, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Vacuum lines to instruments found 1/2 to 1 & 1/2 turns loose from finger tight.

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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