MIA79FA102

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210M · Milton, FL · July 11, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 11, 1979
Place
Milton, FL · MILTON, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N761ZXCessna 210M
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790711037099A
Case key
134308

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3133  79/7/11  NR.MILTON,FL          CESSNA 210M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1300
        TIME - 0839                    N761ZX              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KISSIMEE,FL                 PENSACOLA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TORNADO
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR

Aircraft

Registration
N761ZX
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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