DEN67A0045

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210-5A · Albuquerque, NM · February 7, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 7, 1967
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4855UCessna 210-5A
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119081

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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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2-0053   67/2/7    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CESSNA 210-5A       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 955
        TIME - 0002                    N4855U              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELEVATION OF CRASH SITE ON MT 3 MI NORTH OF AIRWAY IS 8800 FT MSL.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 56.0 MG.PC

Aircraft

Registration
N4855U
Reported as
Cessna 210-5A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.