# Accident 19741020039769A: Cessna T210L, Rockford, MI, October 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Rockford, MI
- Airport: Breckenridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.1368° N, 85.5546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1368&lon=-85.5546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N381DS) (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 T210L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 180 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020039769A

## Narrative

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

END OF SOD STRIP WHERE SOD IS SOFTER WITH A SAND BASE,WHEELS DUG IN.

## 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 CHI75DEM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM17), Oct 20, 1974: Cessna 210T (N381DS), Rockford, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N381DS (1)

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

- [Incident 19960204005219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960204005219I), Feb 4, 1996: Cessna T210L (N381DS), Frankfort, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: upon approach to Frankfort Airport, Frankfort, Illinois, pilot tried to lower the landing gear but the landing gear would not extend. Pilot elected…

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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