FTW72AF072

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210H · Amarillo, TX · April 30, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 30, 1972
Place
Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N6123FCessna 210H
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165652

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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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3-1070  72/4/30  NR.AMARILLO,TEX       CESSNA 210H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 2300
        TIME - 0518                    N6123F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         AMARILLO,TEX                 KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HISTORY OF HEART TROUBLE. TOTAL TIME AS OF 4/9/70.

Aircraft

Registration
N6123F
Reported as
Cessna 210H
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.