Cessna C-210N N139JP

Summary

On 29 December 2001 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna C-210N registered N139JP was involved in an accident near Lilburn, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 December 2001 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lilburn, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Dekalb-Peachtree (PDK)

Coordinates

33.5194, -84.1192

Aircraft

Cessna C-210N

Registration

N139JP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peachtree → Tampa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL02FA025

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after takeoff, the pilot radioed to air traffic controllers that he was experiencing "trim problems." According to the controllers, he was not specific as to the nature of the problem. The airplane collided with trees and subsequently the ground in a residential area, and was consumed by a post-crash fire. The cabin, flight controls and instruments were all fire damaged. Flight control cable continuity was established from the cockpit to both the elevator and rudder systems. The elevator trim tab control cables were observed separated in a tension type separation near the pulleys at aft fuselage. The cables changed from a forward/aft orientation to an inboard/outboard orientation at these pulleys. The aileron cables were cut during the recovery and continuity could not be established. Examination of the wreckage found no pre-existing structural or mechanical problems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.