# Accident 19731125038089A: Cessna 210A, Tallahassee, FL, November 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1973
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.3968° N, 84.3509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALLAHASSEE INTL (TLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3968&lon=-84.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6638X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6638X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 754 total, 404 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731125038089A

## Narrative

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

OIL FILLER CAP OFF.OIL CVRD WINDSHIELD.ACFT ROLLED BEYOND END OF RWY INTO SOFT SAND.

## 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 MIA74DLA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA24), Nov 25, 1973: Cessna 210 (N6638X), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6638X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820123001739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001739I), Jan 23, 1982: Cessna 210A (N6638X), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On landing rollout, nose wheel shimmied, brace attach rivets failed. Gear collapsed. Nose tire not balanced.
- [Accident 19791028029429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028029429A), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 210A (N6638X), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Engine failed in traffic pattern. Fuel system defect suspected. Landed short of runway with gear partially down.

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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