# NTSB CHI80FA012: Cessna 210L, N2034S, Fort Wayne, IN, November 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1979
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3390  79/11/25   FORT WAYNE,IN       CESSNA 210L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1188
        TIME - 2038                    N2034S              PX-  2  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1061 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT WAYNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                FORT WAYNE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       43
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          100                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2034S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2034S-2009-07-10), registration cancelled 2009-07-10, S/N 21061002, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fort Wayne 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 19791125040339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125040339A), Nov 25, 1979: Cessna 210L, Ft. Wayne, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Airplane hit trees inside outer marker on ILS approach. Pilot exhibited less than standard IFR skill.

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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