OAK71DVA84

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Tulare, CA · May 25, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1971
Place
Tulare, CA · TULARE, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9618TCessna 210
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161501

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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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3-1705  71/5/25    TULARE,CALIF        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 21, 0
        TIME - 2300                    N9618T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULARE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULARE,CALIF               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN.KEY IN IGNITION,DOOR NOT LOCKED-ACFT TURNED SIDEWAYS,CRASHED AFT LIFT-OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N9618T
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulare Airpark

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.