- Date
- February 6, 1974
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9691XCessna 210B
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740206003129A
- Case key
- 187077
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0179 74/2/6 HUNTSVILLE,ALA CESSNA 210B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1148 TIME - 2230 N9691X PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE JETPRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TULSA,OKLA HUNTSVILLE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- NOT INST RATED ATMTD ILS APCH DSCNDD OVR OTR MKR HIT TREES ABT 4MI N OF ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9691X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Huntsville Jetprt
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.