Cessna 210B accident near Andrews, North Carolina, September 15, 1992
On September 15, 1992 at about 10:45 am local time, a Cessna 210B, registered N9622X, was destroyed in an accident near Andrews, North Carolina (Andrews-Murphy airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 4 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN FOGGY CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE PREVAILING FOG AND THE NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 15, 1992 · about 10:45 am local time
- Place
- Andrews, North Carolina · Andrews-Murphy · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210B · all 210Bs on the register
- Registration
- N9622X · no longer on the register · serial 21057922
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT, A PILOT RATED PASSENGER, AND THEIR WIVES WERE TAKING OFF FROM AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT, ABOUT 32 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE RAMP, AND THE DEPARTURE AND APPROACH ENDS OF THE AIRPORT WERE OBSCURED BY GROUND FOG. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, NOR WAS THERE ANY RECORD OF A WEATHER BRIEFING. A MECHANIC REPORTED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF, THEN HE HEARD ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF SILENCE BEFORE HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD IN A STEEP, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND FIRE. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 600 FEET SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY, AND ABOUT 1,100 FEET SHORT OF THE DEPARTURE END. AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER REVEALED EVIDENCE OF ROTATION AT IMPACT. THE ENGINE RAN SUCESSFULLY ON A TEST STAND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD MENTIONED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP DID NOT WORK ON AN AIRPLANE THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING; HOWEVER, EXAMINATION OF THE PUMP AND GYRO INSTRUMENTS DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,500 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,563 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 10, 1992; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,000 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-S (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 6A3 at 10:45 am
- Destination: RZZ Roanoke Rapids NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 5,005 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,800 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:51 am from AVL, 67 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
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