# Accident 19790331009219A: Cessna 210, Smithville, TX, March 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Smithville, TX
- Airport: Smithville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0088° N, 97.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0088&lon=-97.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7321E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7321E-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,164 total, 225 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331009219A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT SAID ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED. PRE ACCIDENT CONTROL PROBLEM NOT VERIFIED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7321E (2)

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

- [Accident 20120830019079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120830019079A), Aug 30, 2012: Cessna 210 (N7321E), Kemmerer, WY, Substantial damage. On 08/30/2012, at approximately 0948 hrs. MDT, N7321E, a Cessna model 210 centurion aircraft sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain near…
- [Incident 19991025035709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025035709I), Oct 25, 1999: Cessna 210 (N7321E), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) On 10/25/99 1225 local time while landing at a apa county airport engewood co nose gear collapsed. Cause of gear collapse under investigation for cause.…

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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