FTW69D0425

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210D · Patterson, LA · March 21, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1969
Place
Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3808YCessna 210D
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190911

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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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3-0546  69/3/21    PATTERSON,LA        CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 553
        TIME - 0045                    N3808Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 523 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                56
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO FOG. LNDG LTS CAUSED DISORIENTATION. NOT INST RATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3808Y
Reported as
Cessna 210D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Williams

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