FTW78DRD08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · New Orleans, LA · November 13, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1977
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N732CSCessna 210
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771113036799A
Case key
145587

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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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3-3507  77/11/13   NEW ORLEANS,LA      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 52,
        TIME - 1830                    N732CS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  16452 TOTAL HOURS, 1681
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE FRONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 NEW ORLEANS,LA               ALEXANDRIA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS
        REMARKS- OVERFLEW LAKE FRONT ARPT,MISTOOK OTR LTS FOR ARPT.RADIO INTMT.PLT CERT EXPIRED 1957.

Aircraft

Registration
N732CS
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Front

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.