- Date
- August 25, 1978
- Place
- Hot Springs, VA · HOT SPRINGS, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3JECessna 210L
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780825041489A
- Case key
- 139504
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4004 78/8/25 HOT SPRINGS,VA CESSNA 210L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0855 N3JE PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 40, 2623 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1157 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INGALLS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT AIRY,NC HOT SPRINGS,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IFR FLT PLAN.DEST IFR.GIVEN IMPROPER VIS APCH CLRNC.ACCPTD CLRNC,CXD IFR.HIT HILL BELOW ARPT ELEV.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3JE
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ingalls Field
N3JERegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2009 · Cessna 210LAirframe modelCessna 210LEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.