# NTSB NYC74AN098: Cessna 210, N9658T, Taylorsville, NC, May 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1974
- 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
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9658T-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 57458 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740502015079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740502015079A), May 2, 1974: Cessna 210, Taylorsville, NC, Destroyed. Crash site obscured by fog at time of accident. Acft found 5/28/74 six miles s of arpt 2200FT MSL.

## Other investigations on N9658T (2)

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 CHI68F0428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0428), Sep 16, 1967: Cessna 210 (N9658T), Evansville, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2388), Jun 20, 1964: Cessna 210 (N9658T), Flushing, NY, substantial damage

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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