- Date
- August 13, 1981
- Place
- Zanesville, OH · ZANESVILLE, OH
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810813049451A19810813049452A
- Case key
- 124969
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1486 81/8/13 NR.ZANESVILLE,OH CESSNA T210N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2363 TIME - 1110 N6172C PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 5 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERIE,PA SYLVA,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 112 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1486 81/8/13 NR.ZANESVILLE,OH CESSNA 210D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1312 TIME - 1110 N3970Y PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 797 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANASSAS,VA JOILET,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 112 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3970Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3970YRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2025 · Cessna 210DAirframe modelCessna 210DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N6172C
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6172CRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2013 · Cessna T210NAirframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19810813049451ACessna 210D · Zanesville, OHSaw N6172C off right side. Took evasive action at last minute. Struck right wing and rudder of said aircraft.Accident 19810813049452ACessna T210N · Zanesville, OHWas struck by N3970Y that was on a collision course and unnoticed. Landed safely. Had right-of-way.