# NTSB NYC68F0397: Cessna 210, N6171R, Wilkes-Barre, PA, March 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1968
- Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA · WILKES-BARRE, PA
- Location: 41.2466° N, 75.8757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilkes-Barre, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2466&lon=-75.8757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0397

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0724  68/3/13    WILKES-BARRE,PA     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 2783
        TIME - 1055                    N6171R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BUCKLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      26
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW INTO KNOWN MDT TO SEVERE TURB.BOTH WINGS DAMAGED.LANDED SAFELY.USWB SIGMET BRAVO 6 ISSUED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6171R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171R-1983-11-05), registration cancelled 1983-11-05, S/N T210-0071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6171R (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX82FVD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD07), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna T210F (N6171R), Penngrove, CA, destroyed

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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