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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210H · Solvang, CA · March 31, 1973

Date
March 31, 1973
Place
Solvang, CA
Airport
Santa Ynez
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6801R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73AL047
Reported as
Cessna 210H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total300 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VOR apch ovr mtns,tops obscd. Another plt in vcnty reported steady,significant downdrafts.

As the FAA filed it

VOR APCH OVR MTNS,TOPS OBSCD.ANOTHER PLT IN VCNTY REPORTED STEADY,SIGNIFICANT DOWNDRAFTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.