# NTSB CHI78FEI33: Cessna 210, N234CA, Brimfield, OH, August 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1978
- Place: Brimfield, OH · BRIMFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.0955° N, 81.3511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brimfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0955&lon=-81.3511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEI33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3885   78/8/2    BRIMFIELD,OH        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1550                    N234CA              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 22, 595 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENT,OH                     AKRON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234CA-1980-07-28), registration cancelled 1980-07-28, S/N 21061640, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Akron Muni

## 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 19780802031089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802031089A), Aug 2, 1978: Cessna 210, Brimfield, OH, 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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