# NTSB MIA74FKJ45: Cessna 210B, N9691X, Huntsville, AL, February 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1974
- Place: Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKJ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKJ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9691X-1974-03-26), registration cancelled 1974-03-26, S/N 21057991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huntsville Jetprt

## 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 19740206003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740206003129A), Feb 6, 1974: Cessna 210B, Huntsville, AL, Destroyed. Not inst rated atmtd ILS apch dscndd ovr otr mkr hit trees abt 4MI n of arpt.

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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