- Date
- October 30, 1970
- Place
- Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6538XCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159073
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4048 70/10/30 MIDLAND,TEX CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 680 TIME - 2015 N6538X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 298 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND-ODESSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINK,TEX MIDLAND,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE LCTD APRX 2650FT FRM RWY 16R,ABT 27FT ABV RWY ELEV.LNDD WITHOUT FURTHER DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6538X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Midland-Odessa
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Other investigations on N6538X · 2
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