MKC73DCQ24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Manhattan, KS · December 29, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1972
Place
Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N19BBCessna 210
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168901

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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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3-3265  72/12/29   MANHATTAN, KANS     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N19BB               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 1740 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            42 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANHATTAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              MANHATTAN, KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PIC DIVERTED ATTN FROM INST BECAME DISORIENTED HIT UNKN OBJECT.

Aircraft

Registration
N19BB
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Manhattan

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.