# NTSB SEA81FA057: Cessna 210A, N6653X, Woodland, WA, September 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1981
- Place: Woodland, WA · WOODLAND, WA
- Location: 45.9182° N, 122.7535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9182&lon=-122.7535&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 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2712  81/9/20  NR.WOODLAND,WA        CESSNA 210A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 165
        TIME - 1142                    N6653X              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,WA                   SACRAMENTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED IN CLOUDS AT 5500FT,EXECUTING 180.N0 FURTHER CONTACT.RECOVERY DATE 9/22/81.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6653X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6653X-1984-08-20), registration cancelled 1984-08-20, S/N 21057653 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (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 19810920060809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920060809A), Sep 20, 1981: Cessna 210A, Woodland, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Evidence VFR pilot flew into IMC, lost control descending to clear clouds. Exceeded load factors. Airframe failure.

## Other investigations on N6653X (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX68F0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0018), May 29, 1967: Cessna 210A (N6653X), San Clemente, CA, substantial damage

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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