# NTSB NYC82FA059: Cessna T210M, N761MZ, Williamsport, PA, March 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 21, 1982, 10:57 local (15:57 UTC)
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Location: 41.2400° N, 77.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-77.0356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73056/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA059

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, missed approach (ifr)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - ifr procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - missed approach - not followed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN ABOUT 5 MI SW OF THE ARPT AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,400 FT WHILE EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH FROM AN ILS APPROACH TO RWY 27. THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE REQUIRES A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 3,700 FT VIA A HEADING OF 290 DEG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761MZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761MZ-1994-08-25), registration cancelled 1994-08-25, S/N 21062376 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062376
- Airframe hours: 680
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David Sheinkin
- Registered owner: David Sheinkin
- Departed: C, SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Destination: C, HAINES, AK
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Lycoming County, runway 27, 6,449 × 150 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 531 total, 69 in this make and model, 306 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 600 ft overcast
- Temperature: 109 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: IPT

## 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 19820321004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820321004599A), Mar 21, 1982: Cessna T210M, Williamsport, PA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck trees on a ridge on a missed approach. Pilot and aircraft not current for IFR flight. Incorrect procedure.

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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