Cessna 210L accident near Newport, Arkansas, December 24, 1984
On December 24, 1984 at about 3:30 am local time, a Cessna 210L, registered N94257, was destroyed in an accident near Newport, Arkansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. 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
- December 24, 1984 · about 3:30 am local time
- Place
- Newport, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L · all 210Ls on the register
- Registration
- N94257 · no longer on the register · serial 60566
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR EN ROUTE. THE ENG AND PROP SEPARATED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND WERE SUBMERGED IN WATER WHICH PREVENTED AN EXAMINATION TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PWR LOSS.
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: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 20,100 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 70 in the last 90 days; 19,990 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,435 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 1984; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BVX Batesville AR
- Destination: M19 Newport AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 43°F (6°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 am from JBR, 35 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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