FTW71FRG58

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 210A · Mcallen, TX · December 7, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1970
Place
Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6578XCessna 210A
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159518

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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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5-0040   70/12/7   MCALLEN,TEX         CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 238
        TIME - 1130                    N6578X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTL.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBSTOWN TEX                MCALLEN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TAXIED IN CLOSED AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N6578X
Reported as
Cessna 210A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Miller Intl.

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.