- Date
- March 2, 1973
- Place
- Bethalto, IL · BETHALTO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22458Robertson T210L
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730302004729A
- Case key
- 169831
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0462 73/3/2 BETHALTO,ILL ROBERTSON T210L CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1906 N22458 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 29, 2450 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CIVIC MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DENVER,COLO BETHALTO,ILL BETHALTO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 6 BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- R/STOL MODIFICATION-DPTD RENTON WASH APRX 0600PST.DSCNDD BLO DH,HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22458
- Reported as
- Robertson T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Civic Memorial
N22458Registration cancelled Feb 6, 2018 · Cessna T210LAirframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.