# NTSB NYC75AN080: Cessna 210, N54CB, Middlebury, CT, January 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1975
- Place: Middlebury, CT · MIDDLEBURY, CT
- Location: 41.5279° N, 73.1276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlebury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5279&lon=-73.1276&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0003  75/1/11    MIDDLEBURY,CT       CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 852
        TIME - 0942                    N54CB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 624 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERBURY-OXFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDEN,CT                  MIDDLEBURY,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT TIME AS OF 6/5/74.DESCENDED BELOW DH.ACFT IN LDG CONFIGURATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54CB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54CB-1975-02-27), registration cancelled 1975-02-27, S/N 21059710 (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
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford

## 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 19750111000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750111000399A), Jan 11, 1975: Cessna 210L, Middlebury, CT, Destroyed. Plt time as of 6/5/74.descended below dh. Acft in ldg configuration.

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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