- Date
- July 13, 1970
- Place
- Van Buren, MO · VAN BUREN, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6142FCessna 210H
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115698
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0860 70/7/13 VAN BUREN,MO CESSNA 210H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2808 TIME - 0715 N6142F PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG SPRING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN BUREN,MO JEFFERSON CITY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS FOG CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- VIS EST AS 75FT IN AREA.PLT INSTRUMENT FLT EXPERIENCE 2HRS SIMULATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6142F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Big Spring
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