CHI66F0703

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Byron, IL · March 29, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 29, 1966
Place
Byron, IL · BYRON, IL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7475ECessna 210
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172630

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0809  66/3/29  NR.BYRON ILL          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1717                    N7475E              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 41, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SNAP FASTENERS ON FUEL CELLS NOT FASTENED RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF FUEL CELLS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7475E
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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