- Date
- September 6, 1982, 20:55 local (Sep 7, 1982, 03:55 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Havasu, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6652XCessna 210A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820906045969A
- Case key
- 71323
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot and passenger departed Lake Havasu airport. Following takeoff, the aircraft turned west and crossed the lake and shortly thereafter impacted the ground. There were no witnesses to the accident. The weather at the time of the accident was clear sky, and wind calm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6652X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21057652
- Airframe hours
- 2,352
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cleland Feast
- Registered owner
- Cleland Feast
- Departed
- Lake Harasu, AZ
- Destination
- Thermal, CA
- Airport
- runway 5, 6,430 × 100 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 249 total · 126 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 187 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.