# NTSB NYC80FA049: Cessna 210H, N2229R, Lyndonville, VT, July 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1980
- Place: Lyndonville, VT · LYNDONVILLE, VT
- Location: 44.5296° N, 71.9981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyndonville, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5296&lon=-71.9981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0923   80/7/2  NR.LYNDONVILLE,VT     CESSNA 210H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1200
        TIME - 0830                    N2229R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEDONIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                  LYNDONVILLE,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WITNESS STATED AFT 2ND APP HEARD ACFT FLY BACK OVER FLD & THROTTLE BACK AS IF TO LAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2229R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2229R-1981-12-10), registration cancelled 1981-12-10, S/N T210-0379, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna T210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (registry code 2073438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Caledonia County

## 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 19800702024399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702024399A), Jul 2, 1980: Cessna T210H, Lyndonville, VT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into ground on IFR. Missed approach. Weather below minimums.

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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