# NTSB IAD78FA098: Cessna 210L, N3JE, Hot Springs, VA, August 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1978
- Place: Hot Springs, VA · HOT SPRINGS, VA
- Location: 38.0013° N, 79.8239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0013&lon=-79.8239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4004  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3JE-2009-07-01), registration cancelled 2009-07-01, S/N 21060252, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ingalls Field

## 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 19780825041489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825041489A), Aug 25, 1978: Cessna 210H, Hot Springs, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. IFR flt plan. Dest IFR.given improper vis apch clrnc. Accptd clrnc,IFR.hit hill below arpt elev.

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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