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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210D · Spokane, WA · August 16, 1973

Date
August 16, 1973
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Felts
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3968Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA74DVG12
Reported as
Cessna 210D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,320 total1,400 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

R gr hinge bracket failed drg gr retraction. Pax removed gr enrte. Lndd with nose & l gr down.

As the FAA filed it

R GR HINGE BRACKET FAILED DRG GR RETRACTION.PAX REMOVED GR ENRTE.LNDD WITH NOSE & L GR DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.