CHI67F0397

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210E · Minford, OH · December 15, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1966
Place
Minford, OH · MINFORD, OH
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N377YCessna 210E
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120607

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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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2-0899  66/12/15   MINFORD OHIO        CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N377Y               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 24, 2848 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCIOTO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       39
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN SIDE 150 FEET ABOVE AIRPORT ELEVATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N377Y
Reported as
Cessna 210E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Scioto County

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.