# Accident 19731115037289A: Cessna 210H, Rockford, IL, November 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1973
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5991F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5991F-2014-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 114 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731115037289A

## Narrative

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

CANCLD IFR,AS PLT RDCD PWR FOR LDG ACFT DEVELOPED HI SINK RATE.ABT 1/4IN RIME ICE LE WINGS,STAB.

## 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 CHI74FEE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE33), Nov 15, 1973: Cessna 210H (N5991F), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

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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