# NTSB MIA66F0045: Cessna 210-5, N8424Z, Del Rio, TN, June 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1965
- Place: Del Rio, TN · DEL RIO, TN
- Location: 35.9198° N, 83.0257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9198&lon=-83.0257&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0329  65/6/22    DEL RIO TENN        CESSNA 210-5        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1055                    N8424Z              PX-  1  2  0  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 44, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALTITUDE AT CRASH TIME AND PLACE ABOUT 5000 FEET M.S.L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8424Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8424Z-1965-10-01), registration cancelled 1965-10-01, S/N 205-0424 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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