- Date
- October 19, 1975
- Place
- Newport, VT · NEWPORT, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5982FCessna 210H
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751019033899A
- Case key
- 151940
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4149 75/10/19 NEWPORT,VT CESSNA 210H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2700 TIME - 1600 N5982F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWPORT,VT BRIDGEPORT,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRG POST ENG EXAM APRX 1 CUP OF WATER DRAINED FM MAIN STRAINER.L WING STRUCK A TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5982F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newport State
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.