# NTSB MIA73AM115: Cessna 210C, N3645Y, Bradfordville, FL, June 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1973
- Place: Bradfordville, FL · BRADFORDVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.5691° N, 84.2057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradfordville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5691&lon=-84.2057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0964  73/6/22    BRADFORDVILLE,FLA   CESSNA 210C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 184
        TIME - 1445                    N3645Y              PX-  2  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            MILTON,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DESCENDED INTO TREES IN TSTM COND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3645Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3645Y-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 21058145 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- Registry model: [Cessna 210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (registry code 2073412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730622023339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730622023339A), Jun 22, 1973: Cessna 210H, Bradfordville, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended into trees in tstm cond.

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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