LAX75AL044

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210B · Lk.Havasu Cty, AZ · March 1, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 1, 1975
Place
Lk.Havasu Cty, AZ · LK.HAVASU CTY, AZ
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9618XCessna 210B
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750301010079A
Case key
148167

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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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3-0813   75/3/1    LK.HAVASU CTY,AZ    CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 600
        TIME - 1149                    N9618X              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HAVASU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LK.HAVASU CTY,AZ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N9618X
Reported as
Cessna 210B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lake Havasu

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.