# Accident 19730302004729A: Cessna 210H, Bethalto, IL, March 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1973
- Place: Bethalto, IL
- Airport: Civic Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 38.9017° N, 90.0448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethalto, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9017&lon=-90.0448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22458, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22458-2018-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FCA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730302004729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73FCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FCA03), Mar 2, 1973: Robertson T210L (N22458), Bethalto, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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