# NTSB IAD78FLQ24: Cessna 210L, N1778X, Leitchfield, KY, July 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Leitchfield, KY · LEITCHFIELD, KY
- Location: 37.4862° N, 86.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leitchfield, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4862&lon=-86.2847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2786  78/7/11    LEITCHFIELD,KY      CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N1778X              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAYSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LEXINGTON,KY                ROUGH RIVER,KY               LEITCHFIELD,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1778X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1778X-2016-07-07), registration cancelled 2016-07-07, S/N 21060798, built 1975 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grayson County

## 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 19780711019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711019769A), Jul 11, 1978: Cessna 210L, Leitchfield, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot under influence of drugs.

## Other investigations on N1778X (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 MIA84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA010), Oct 8, 1983: Cessna 210L (N1778X), St. Augustine, FL, 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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