CHI68F0611

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210-5 · Detroit, MI · February 21, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 21, 1968
Place
Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8348ZCessna 210-5
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111764

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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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3-1764  68/2/21    DETROIT,MICH        CESSNA 210-5        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 9500
        TIME - 1450                    N8348Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD HE WAS PHYSCLY INCAPACITATED.AUTOPSY DISCLOSED ADVCD CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8348Z
Reported as
Cessna 210-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Detroit City

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.