# NTSB CHI76FET24: Cessna 210B, N9590X, Fort Wayne, IN, December 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1975
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FET24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3979  75/12/24   FORT WAYNE,IN       CESSNA 210B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 3200
        TIME - 0942                    N9590X              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1445 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WAYNE,IN               DANVILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9590X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9590X-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 21057890 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baer Field

## 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 19751224040449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751224040449A), Dec 24, 1975: Cessna 210B, Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Frost on wings.

## Other investigations on N9590X (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI68F0429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0429), Oct 5, 1967: Cessna 210 (N9590X), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

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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