Cessna 210-5 N8113Z

Summary

On 16 April 1982 at about 06:40 local time, a Cessna 210-5 registered N8113Z, operated by Maurice Paul Shook, was involved in an accident near Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 April 1982 at 06:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Asheville Regional (AVL)

Coordinates

35.2702, -82.4393

Aircraft

Cessna 210-5

Registration

N8113Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Maurice Paul Shook

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richmond → Asheville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL82FA104

4 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TREE COVERED/RISING TERRAIN AFTER THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A NIGHT ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AT THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE CRASH OCCURRED ABOUT 1 TO 2 MI SOUTH OF THE FINAL APPROACH FIX WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN OUTBOUND HEADING. THE MINIMUM APPROACH ALTITUDE IN THIS AREA WAS 5000 FT MSL. ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS 2700 FT MSL. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OF THE EQUIPMENT WAS FOUND. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN ABOUT 4 HRS AND 50 MIN, AND HAD WORKED (INCLUDING FLIGHT TIME) ABOUT 13 HRS AND 50 MIN IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HR PERIOD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.