NYC74AN098

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Taylorsville, NC · May 2, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 2, 1974
Place
Taylorsville, NC · TAYLORSVILLE, NC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9658TCessna 210
Status
Completed · report June 28, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740502015079A
Case key
124299

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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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3-1284   74/5/2  NR.TAYLORSVILLE,NC    CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9658T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,MICH                  WILKESBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CRASH SITE OBSCURED BY FOG AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.ACFT FOUND 5/28/74 SIX MILES S OF ARPT 2200FT MSL.

Aircraft

Registration
N9658T
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9658T · 2

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