UNK64X0889

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210D · Kankakee, IL · March 11, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 11, 1964
Place
Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9799XCessna 210D
Status
Completed · report October 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185810

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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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2-0375  64/3/11  NR.KANKAKEE ILLINOIS  CESSNA 210D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1800
        TIME - 1630                    N9799X              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N9799X
Reported as
Cessna 210D
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.