# NTSB CHI65F0187: Cessna 210, N9537T, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1965
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0187
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0187

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1100  65/5/26    FORT WAYNE IND      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 300
        TIME - 0950                    N9537T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DRAG STRUT BRACKET PN 1243022-1 PULLED FROM BULKHEAD,PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED BY OVERLOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9537T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9537T), registered now, S/N 57337 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith Field

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.

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