# NTSB LAX70AL057: Cessna 210, N6530X, Dolan Sprgs, AZ, March 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1970
- Place: Dolan Sprgs, AZ · DOLAN SPRGS, AZ
- Location: 35.5919° N, 114.2733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dolan Springs, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5919&lon=-114.2733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70AL057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1604  70/3/10  NR.DOLAN SPRGS,ARIZ   CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 3806
        TIME - 1241                    N6530X              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1586 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RCVRY DATE 3/15/70.FLT PHASE UNKN.MTS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS,SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA OF ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6530X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6530X-1970-09-24), registration cancelled 1970-09-24, S/N 57530, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6530X (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 DEN67F0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0025), May 28, 1966: Cessna 210 (N6530X), Albuquerque, NM, 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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