CHI67A0102

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210A · Plymouth, IN · March 15, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 15, 1967
Place
Plymouth, IN · PLYMOUTH, IN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N6683XCessna 210A
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119178

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0315  67/3/15    PLYMOUTH,IND        CESSNA 210A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6200
        TIME - 2347                    N6683X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCO.LVL 250MG PCNT. ACFT CIRCLED VICINITY OF CRASH SITE APP.10 MINS PRIOR CRASH.

Aircraft

Registration
N6683X
Reported as
Cessna 210A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Plymouth Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.