# NTSB SEA73AS027: Cessna 210A, N6699X, Kelso, WA, March 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1973
- Place: Kelso, WA · KELSO, WA
- Location: 46.1168° N, 122.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1168&lon=-122.8865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0527  73/3/28  NR.KELSO,WASH         CESSNA 210A         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2243                    N6699X              PX-  2  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OREG                 PUYALLUP,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERED ON MTN SLOPE 4/9/73. MEA IN AREA 6500 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6699X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6699X-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 21057699 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (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 19730328008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328008109A), Mar 28, 1973: Cessna 210H, Kelso, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovered on mtn slope 4/9/73. Mea in area 6500 ft.

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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