MIA80DLD16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Ft.Myers, FL · November 22, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1979
Place
Ft.Myers, FL · FT.MYERS, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2188SCessna 210
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791122034699A
Case key
132810

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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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3-3783  79/11/22 NR.FT.MYERS,FL        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 72, 2400
        TIME - 0610                    N2188S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIANRO RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT.MYERS,FL                  HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ENTERED GND FOG AT DEP END OF RWY & TAIL OF ACFT HIT FENCE POST AT BOUNDRY OF UNCONTROLLED ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2188S
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sianro Ranch

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Other investigations on N2188S · 1

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