# Accident 19791122034699A: Cessna 210, Ft Myers, FL, November 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1979, 06:10 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2188S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2188S-1989-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791122034699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A FENCE POST ON TAKEOFF FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP. DAMAGE TO REAR UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA80DLD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD16), Nov 22, 1979: Cessna 210 (N2188S), Ft.Myers, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2188S (1)

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

- [Accident 19830612024819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612024819A), Jun 12, 1983: Cessna 210L (N2188S), Alva, FL, Substantial damage. Unable to retract gear. Lost partial power returning to airstrip. Fuel injectors clogged. Hydraulic reservoir empty

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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