# Accident 19810616038889A: Cessna T210N, Ely, NV, June 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5393Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5393Y-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,285 total, 605 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616038889A

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AIRPLANE BURNED. CAUSE OF GEAR COLLAPSE OBSCURED BY FIRE DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX81DXQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ22), Jun 16, 1981: Cessna T210 (N5393Y), Ely, NV, destroyed

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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