- Date
- December 2, 1966
- Place
- Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2348FCessna 210E
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0893 66/12/2 BLYTHE CALIF CESSNA 210E CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1807 N2348F PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 54, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLYTHE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- NO HORIZON AFTER TAKEOFF OVER DARK UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.INSTRUCTOR TURNED OFF LDG LIGHTS DURING CLIMB
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2348F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Blythe
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