# Accident 19810115000219A: Cessna T210N, Midland, TX, January 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1981, 11:35 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5331Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5331Y-1989-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 191 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810115000219A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER MAIN GEAR. FOUND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OUT OF OIL, BURNED OUT MOTOR. DID NOT UNDERSTAND AUX GEAR SYSTEM.

## 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 FTW81FQG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG08), Jan 15, 1981: Cessna T210 (N5331Y), Midland, TX, substantial damage

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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