# NTSB CHI67F0397: Cessna 210E, N377Y, Minford, OH, December 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1966
- Place: Minford, OH · MINFORD, OH
- Location: 38.8615° N, 82.8489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minford, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8615&lon=-82.8489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0397

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N377Y-1967-11-14), registration cancelled 1967-11-14, S/N 21058686 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scioto County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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