# NTSB UNK65X0230: Cessna 210-5, N1877Z, Plantation, FL, October 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1964
- Place: Plantation, FL · PLANTATION, FL
- Location: 26.1256° N, 80.2618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plantation, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1256&lon=-80.2618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0230

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1877Z-1964-11-24), registration cancelled 1964-11-24, S/N 205-0077 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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