LAX66A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Hemet, CA · April 6, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 6, 1966
Place
Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6547XCessna 210
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172414

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0364   66/4/6    HEMET CALIF         CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 39,
        TIME - 0132                    N6547X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1000 TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET RYAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N6547X
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hemet Ryan

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.