CHI70AC084

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210B · Mackinac Is, MI · May 30, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 30, 1970
Place
Mackinac Is, MI · MACKINAC IS, MI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N9697XCessna 210B
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126908

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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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3-1057  70/5/30  NR.MACKINAC IS,MICH   CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 195
        TIME - 1705                    N9697X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MACKINAC IS,MICH            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       61
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       2
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FIBRE GLASS,SUN VISOR,FLOOR COVERING AND ACFT RECORDS RECOVERED.PERSONNEL INJURIES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9697X
Reported as
Cessna 210B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.