# NTSB LAX67F0251: Cessna 210E, N2348F, Blythe, CA, December 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1966
- Place: Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0251
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0251

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2348F-1967-11-14), registration cancelled 1967-11-14, S/N 21058548 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blythe

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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