# NTSB NYC73FKM20: Cessna 205A, N8448Z, Taylorsville, NC, December 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1972
- Place: Taylorsville, NC · TAYLORSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.9168° N, 81.1760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9168&lon=-81.1760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FKM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FKM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3454  72/12/24   TAYLORSVILLE,NC     CESSNA 205A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3100
        TIME - 1215                    N8448Z              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT BRAGG,NC               BEECH MOUNTAIN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      170
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT ABV CLDS AT 6000FT MSL.PLT DSCNDD THRU HOLE IN CLDS TO CONT FLT VFR,HIT TREES ON MTN AT 1800FT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8448Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8448Z-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 205-0448, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5A(205A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (registry code 2073204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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