# NTSB MIA71AM067: Cessna 206, N5169U, Hillsboro, TN, January 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1971
- Place: Hillsboro, TN · HILLSBORO, TN
- Location: 35.4044° N, 85.9541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4044&lon=-85.9541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0171  71/1/30    HILLSBORO,TENN      CESSNA 206          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 313
        TIME - 2005                    N5169U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              DAYTONA BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT TREES ON MTN TOP 3 MI SOUTH OF CRSE. PLT HAD NO ACTUAL INSTRUMENT TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5169U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5169U-1971-04-05), registration cancelled 1971-04-05, S/N 2060169 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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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