Cessna P210 accident near Junction City, GA
On August 10, 2023, a Cessna P210 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Junction City, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 10, 2023
- Place
- Junction City, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.674°N, 84.401°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230810192838
Official records · ERA23FA330
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Attachment 2 - FAA Certified ATC Audio Recordings: Recording (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Air Traffic Group Chairman's Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 1 - ATC Voice Transcription: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 3 - Ads-B Data: Document (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 4 - FAA Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 10, 2023, at 1005 eastern daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N210JT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Junction City, Georgia. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot’s wife, the purpose of the trip was to return from Florida to their home in Georgia. She also reported that the pilot did not have any activities scheduled for the day and had set aside the day. The pilot typically made the flight about once a month. The pilot had filed an IFR flight plan using the ForeFlight application the morning of the accident flight and received an IFR clearance to the destination by ATC. A review of ADS-B data and FAA air traffic control communications revealed that the airplane departed Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida, at 0800 with a destination of Thomaston-Upson County Airport (OPN), Thomaston, Georgia. The flight climbed to a cruising altitude of FL200 and at 0948 an ARTCC controller advised the pilot of weather along the route of flight. At 0951 the pilot requested deviations for weather; ATC granted the request and instructed the pilot to descent to 11,000 ft. At 0954 Atlanta ARTCC contacted the Macon sector of Atlanta approach control and coordinated the accident airplane’s deviations to the left for weather. At 0958 the pilot was instructed to contact Atlanta approach, which he did, advising them, “with you descending to one one thousand.” The controller acknowledged the pilot an
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued flight into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the penetration of a severe thunderstorm, the pilot’s loss of airplane control, and the airplane’s subsequent in-flight breakup.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
