41.1308° N, 87.4390° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Village, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 2, 1978 · 20:45 local
Place
Lake Village, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N93945
Reported as
Cessna 210L
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,750 total75 in this make and model0 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.
Pilot unable to extend gear because of water in the hydraulic system. Ice had formed in flight.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR BECAUSE OF WATER IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. ICE HAD FORMED IN FLIGHT.