# NTSB FTW78FA050: Cessna 210L, N732HY, Mt.Ida, AR, June 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1978
- Place: Mt.Ida, AR · MT.IDA, AR
- Location: 34.5492° N, 93.6299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Ida, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5492&lon=-93.6299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1789   78/6/7  NR.MT.IDA,AR          CESSNA 210L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 741
        TIME - 1152                    N732HY              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    HOT SPRINGS,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT CANCELLED IFR,STATED HE WOULD COME IN UNDER THE CLOUDS VFR.GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732HY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732HY-1978-06-07), registration cancelled 1978-06-07, S/N 21061537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780607019829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780607019829A), Jun 7, 1978: Cessna 210H, Mt.Ida, AR, Destroyed. Plt cancelled IFR,stated he would come in under the clouds VFR.gel disintegration.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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