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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Payson, AZ · November 24, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 24, 1965
Place
Payson, AZ · PAYSON, AZ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N9633XCessna 210
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174975

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0979  65/11/24 NR.PAYSON ARIZ        CESSNA 210          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 686
        TIME - 1645                    N9633X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           51                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-11/25/65.PREIMPACT SEAT POSITION OF PILOTS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9633X
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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