# NTSB IAD75AI007: Cessna 210, N9456X, Duck, NC, August 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1974
- Place: Duck, NC · DUCK, NC
- Location: 36.1866° N, 75.7541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duck, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1866&lon=-75.7541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2703  74/8/16    DUCK,NC             CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 510
        TIME - 0717                    N9456X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUCK,NC                     MANTEO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO FOG BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9456X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9456X-1974-11-22), registration cancelled 1974-11-22, S/N 21057756 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (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 19740816033249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740816033249A), Aug 16, 1974: Cessna 210A, Duck, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into fog bank.

## Other investigations on N9456X (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X2656](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2656), Jul 5, 1964: Cessna 210 (N9456X), Richmond, VA, substantial damage

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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