# NTSB CHI74FEA34: Cessna 210J, N3348S, Lafayette, IN, March 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0992  74/3/30    LAFAYETTE,IND       CESSNA 210J         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 953
        TIME - 1430                    N3348S              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARETZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               CHICAGO,ILL                  PORTLAND,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOPS OF SOME BRUSH SHEARED OFF ABT 15FT AGL.ACFT NOSE GR AND R MAIN GR EMBEDDED IN GND 25FT SE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3348S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3348S-2013-10-31), registration cancelled 2013-10-31, S/N 21059148 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Registry model: [Cessna 210J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (registry code 2073439) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aretz

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740330011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330011549A), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 210J, Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Tops of some brush sheared off abt 15FT AGL.acft nose gr and r main gr embedded in gnd 25FT se.

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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