# NTSB NYC84FA022: Cessna 210L, N1177Q, Rhinebeck, NY, November 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 5, 1983, 20:30 local (Nov 6, 1983, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Coordinates: 41.919254, -73.899528 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9193&lon=-73.8995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35291/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA022

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight briefing service - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - vfr flight into imc - initiated, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ABOVE REPORTED BASIC WX DATA WAS THE 2050 OBSERVATION AT POUGHKEEPSIE, NY LOCATED ABOUT 20 NM SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. HOWEVER, A WITNESS WHO WAS 1,000 FT NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE STATED THE WX CONSISTED OF A LOW OVERCAST & THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS CLOSE TO ZERO. HE OBSERVED THE ACFT PASS OVERHEAD THREE TIMES AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL & SAW THE ACFT'S LIGHTS PARTIALLY HIDDEN IN FOG. THE ACFT THEN EMERGED OUT OF THE FOG IN A RIGHT TURN & DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. A PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SKY WAS CLEAR ABOUT 15 MI SOUTH OF THE ARPT BUT AT 10 MI SOUTH OF THE ARPT THE WX DROPPED TO 2,000 FT OVERCAST WITH 5-7 MI VISIBILITY IN LIGHT DRIZZLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1177Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1177Q-2014-08-28), registration cancelled 2014-08-28, S/N 21059677, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21059677
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-L 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Unregistered Aircraft
- Departed: 46N, RHINEBECK, ME
- Airport: N56, Sky Park

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; toxicology performed; flight hours: 164 total, 100 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: POU, 22 nm away

## 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 19831105056539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105056539A), Nov 5, 1983: Cessna 210L, Rhinebeck, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witnesses saw the aircraft flying low in fog, then descend uncontrollably to ground impact and explode.

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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