# NTSB MIA70A0048: Cessna 210B, N38T, Mountain Cty, TN, December 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1969
- Place: Mountain Cty, TN · MOUNTAIN CTY, TN
- Location: 36.4696° N, 81.8049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4696&lon=-81.8049&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3599  69/12/11   MOUNTAIN CTY,TENN   CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 10000
        TIME - 1540                    N38T                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK MNTN RIDGE OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. RECOVERY DATE 1/29/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38T-1972-01-18), registration cancelled 1972-01-18, S/N 21057879, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (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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