# NTSB IAD77FA015: Cessna 210, N360WL, Oxford, NC, November 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1976
- Place: Oxford, NC · OXFORD, NC
- Location: 36.3216° N, 78.5869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3216&lon=-78.5869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3850  76/11/28   OXFORD,NC           CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N360WL              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 644 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXFORD HENDERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,DE               SAVANNAH,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- COM DIFFICULTIES,ERRATIC DART PLOT,LOST TRANSPONDER REPLY SUGGEST POSSIBLE ELECT SYST FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N360WL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360WL-1977-07-11), registration cancelled 1977-07-11, S/N 21058106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (registry code 2073412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oxford Henderson

## 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 19761128042289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761128042289A), Nov 28, 1976: Cessna 210C, Oxford, NC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Com difficulties,erratic dart plot,lost transponder reply suggest possible elect syst failure.

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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