DEN66A0078

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210A · Pagosa Sprgs, CO · April 18, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 18, 1966
Place
Pagosa Sprgs, CO · PAGOSA SPRGS, CO
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9484XCessna 210A
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172432

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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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2-0382  66/4/18    PAGOSA SPRGS COLO   CESSNA 210A         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2600
        TIME - 2000                    N9484X              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, 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
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 6/5/66. LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE AT IMPACT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9484X
Reported as
Cessna 210A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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