Cessna T210M N761VK
5 November 1983 · Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 November 1983 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N761VK was involved in an accident near Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elk River (5A7)
- Coordinates
- 36.1591, -81.8699
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M
- Registration
- N761VK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Banner Elk → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84FA038
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PLT OBTAINED WX FOR ASHVILLE & HICKORY, NC & FOR THE TRI-CITY ARPT, ALL OF WHICH WERE 30 TO 54 MI FROM BANNER ELK, NC. AT THAT TIME, HE TOLD THE BRIEFER THAT THERE WERE CLOUDS AT BANNER ELK, BUT HE THOUGHT HE COULD GET OUT ALL RIGHT. THE ACFT DEPARTED TO THE NORTHWEST, BUT CRASHED A SHORT TIME LATER, ABOUT 1/2 MI WEST FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. IMPACT OCCURRED ON DOWNHILL TERRAIN WHILE IN A STEEP DIVE ON A HEADING OF 160 DEG. ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 3833 FT. SOME WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ENG SURGED 2 OR 3 TIMES, THEN SPEEDED UP & WAS RUNNING AT IMPACT. ANOTHER WITNESS, A STUDENT PLT, STATED THAT THE ENG SOUNDED NORMAL THRU-OUT THE FLT. ALL WITNESSES AGREED THAT THE ACFT WAS IN THE CLOUDS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. ACCORDING TO AN NTSB WX STUDY, THE CLOUD BASES WOULD HAVE BEEN AT ABOUT THE 4000 FT LEVEL. WITNESSES STATED THAT AN OVERCAST WAS APRX 'HALFWAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN,' OBSCURING THE PEAKS. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. STUDENT PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR X-COUNTRY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1983 | Cessna T210M | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Cessna T210M | Troy, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Cessna T210M | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Richard M. Hobson | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Cessna T210M | Santa Ana, California, United States | Parsons Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 1983 | Cessna T210M | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Castlewood Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1983 | Cessna T210M | Eureka, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1983 | Pterodactyl/Lambert NONE | Mt. Holly, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 1-23 | Battleboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Cessna 401A | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States | Henry H. Tiffany | Fatal | 7 |