# NTSB LAX75AL044: Cessna 210B, N9618X, Lk.Havasu Cty, AZ, March 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Lk.Havasu Cty, AZ · LK.HAVASU CTY, AZ
- Location: 34.4839° N, 114.3225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Havasu City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4839&lon=-114.3225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9618X-1975-06-13), registration cancelled 1975-06-13, S/N 21057918 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Havasu

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750301010079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301010079A), Mar 1, 1975: Cessna 210B, Lk.Havasu Cty, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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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