# Accident 20230830015159A: Cessna 210B, Wichita, KS, August 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2023, 12:40 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Nt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6500° N, 97.4330° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.4330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9663X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9663X-2025-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230830015159A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ICT RWY 01R AFTER LIFTOFF THE LOCAL CONTROLLER REPORTED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE PLANE AND THE PILOT THEN MADE A MAYDAY NOTIFICATION AND LANDED THE PLANE APPROX 1/2 MILE NORTH OF ICT IN THE GRASS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. 3 PEOPLE ON BOARD NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 CEN23LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA388), Aug 30, 2023: Cessna 210B (N9663X), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N9663X (2)

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

- [Incident 19930625026429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930625026429I), Jun 25, 1993: Cessna 210B (N9663X), Kokomo, IN, Minor damage. Nose gear broke at the wheel fork on landing rollout. Came to rest on nose gear strut.
- [Incident 19890725041219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890725041219I), Jul 25, 1989: Cessna 210B (N9663X), Brownwood, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear and landed with gear up. Minor 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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