Cessna 210G accident near Chesterfield, Virginia, February 15, 1983
On February 15, 1983 at about 9:04 pm local time, a Cessna 210G, registered N5889F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chesterfield, Virginia (Chesterfield). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 15, 1983 · about 9:04 pm local time
- Place
- Chesterfield, Virginia · Chesterfield · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210G · all 210Gs on the register
- Registration
- N5889F · no longer on the register · serial 21058889
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK DURING LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS ON A TRAFFIC FLIGHT. THE SNOW BANKS COVERED 17 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY WIDTH WAS 75 FEET. THE CFI SAID THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT DURING A GO-AROUND AND ENDED UP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE SNOW.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 989 hours in all; 23 in this make and model; 27 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 863 as pilot in command; 7 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,724 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 17, 1982; 38 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: RIC Sandston VA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 4,400 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:00 pm from RIC, 11 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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