# NTSB CHI76AC092: Cessna 210B, N9656X, Hamilton, OH, September 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1976
- Place: Hamilton, OH · HAMILTON, OH
- Location: 39.3943° N, 84.5655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3943&lon=-84.5655&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4153  76/9/19    HAMILTON,OH         CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 49,
        TIME - 0037                    N9656X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  4400 TOTAL HOURS, 342 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLING GREEN,KY            HAMILTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT TREE 500FT SHORT OF RWY.PLTS CERTIFICATE WAS REVOKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9656X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hamilton

## 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 19760919039019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919039019A), Sep 19, 1976: Cessna 210H, OH, Destroyed

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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