Cessna T210L N2253S
16 April 1979 · Dunsmuir, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 April 1979 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N2253S was involved in an accident during in flight near Dunsmuir, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dunsmuir, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L
- Registration
- N2253S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- MacDoel, Ca → Redding, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3467
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WX FORCAST INCLUDED FLT PRCTN FOR TSTMS, ICING & TURB.ENCTRD ICING COND APRX 11000FT OVR MTNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1979 | Cessna T210L | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1979 | Cessna T210L | Madera, California, United States | Nyce Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1979 | Cessna T210L | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 1979 | Cessna T210L | Galesburg, Illinois, United States | Peoria Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1979 | Cessna T210L | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1979 | Cessna T210L | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |