# NTSB DEN65D0052: Cessna 210, N6649X, Orem, UT, April 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1965
- Place: Orem, UT · OREM, UT
- Location: 40.2981° N, 111.6995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orem, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2981&lon=-111.6995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0145   65/4/4    OREM UT             CESSNA 210          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6649X              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            DRIZZLE, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6649X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6649X-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 21057649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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