CHI76AC093

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210L · Peoria, IL · September 26, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 26, 1976
Place
Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N732ABCessna T210L
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760926039069A
Case key
156086

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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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3-4139  76/9/26  NR.PEORIA,IL          CESSNA T210L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1925
        TIME - 1110                    N732AB              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNT HAWLEY ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PEORIA,IL                    LANCASTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO ILLINOIS RIVER 3MIN AFTR TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N732AB
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mount Hawley Arpt

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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