LAX79IA033

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna T210L · Lancaster, CA · March 14, 1979

Incident · FatalClosed
Date
March 14, 1979
Place
Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 4 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N123DHCessna T210L
Status
Completed · report May 31, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790314009069I
Case key
136563

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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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5-0016  79/3/14    LANCASTER,CA        CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1715                    N123DH              PX-  1  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAMMOTH LAKES,CA            PALM SPRINGS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA
        REMARKS- PAX DIED DURING FLT,BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .44%.

Aircraft

Registration
N123DH
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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