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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Hoopa, CA · September 29, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1974
Place
Hoopa, CA · HOOPA, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N29260Cessna 210
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740929032599A
Case key
141108

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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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3-2837  74/9/29    HOOPA,CALIF         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5377
        TIME - 1000                    N29260              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 472 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CALIF                HOOPA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RUNWAY LIGHTED WITH FLARES & HEAD LTS OF CAR AT END OF RWY. GR HIT CAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N29260
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hoopa

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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.