Cessna 210M accident near Columbus, Ohio, December 11, 1984
On December 11, 1984 at about 2:27 am local time, a Cessna 210M, registered N22FP, was destroyed in an accident near Columbus, Ohio (Port Columbus airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- December 11, 1984 · about 2:27 am local time
- Place
- Columbus, Ohio · Port Columbus · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210M · all 210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N22FP · no longer on the register · serial 21061891
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE ACFT REFUELED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE & ONCE AIRBORNE ENCOUNTERED A STRONGER HEAD WIND THAN ANTICIPATED. HE STATED THAT MOST OF THE POSSIBLE EN ROUTE FUEL STOPS WERE 'DOWN DUE TO FOG.' WHEN APRX 18 MI PAST PORT COLUMBUS INT'L HE DECIDED TO RETURN & LAND. THE ENG FAILED JUST INSIDE THE OUTER MARKER & THE PLT LANDED IN A PARKING LOT COLLIDING WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE & NOSING OVER.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 93 in this make and model; 185 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 445 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 10, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: GSO Greensboro NC
- Destination: ARB Ann Arbor MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 330° at 6 knots
- Sky: overcast at 300 ft; clear
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:35 am from CMH, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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