UNK65X0230

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210-5 · Plantation, FL · October 11, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 11, 1964
Place
Plantation, FL · PLANTATION, FL
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1877ZCessna 210-5
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181193

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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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2-0971  64/10/11 NR.PLANTATION FLA     CESSNA 210-5        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 574
        TIME - 1902                    N1877Z              PX-  4  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/12/64                          PERSONNEL-LACK OF SUPERVISION BY SALES PROMOTER

Aircraft

Registration
N1877Z
Reported as
Cessna 210-5
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.