# NTSB OAK76AP030: Cessna 210L, N1MG, Mt.Shasta, CA, December 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1975
- Place: Mt.Shasta, CA · MT.SHASTA, CA
- Location: 41.3209° N, 122.3155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Shasta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3209&lon=-122.3155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4117   75/12/1 NR.MT.SHASTA,CA       CESSNA 210L         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1700
        TIME - 1555                    N1MG                PX-  3  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUNSMUIR,CA                 OXNARD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       2
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK BLACK BUTTE MT. PLT WAS ATTMPTG TO FOLLOW HIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1MG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1MG-1976-05-05), registration cancelled 1976-05-05, S/N 21059731 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19751201042689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751201042689A), Dec 1, 1975: Cessna 210L, Mt.Shasta, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Acft struck black butte Mt. Plt was attmptg to follow hiway.

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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