OAK71AP041

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210K · Laytonville, CA · April 30, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 30, 1971
Place
Laytonville, CA · LAYTONVILLE, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8247MCessna T210K
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160804

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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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3-2069  71/4/30    LAYTONVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA T210K        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2550
        TIME - 0035                    N8247M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CALIF            UKIAH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8247M
Reported as
Cessna T210K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.