# NTSB CHI66F0703: Cessna 210, N7475E, Byron, IL, March 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1966
- Place: Byron, IL · BYRON, IL
- Location: 42.1231° N, 89.2629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1231&lon=-89.2629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0703
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0703

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7475E-2021-06-05), registration cancelled 2021-06-05, S/N 57175, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470-E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-e) (registry code 17346, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7475E (2)

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 CHI68F0325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0325), Sep 18, 1967: Cessna 210 (N7475E), Freeport, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0423), Feb 1, 1964: Cessna 210 (N7475E), Bolivar, MO, substantial damage

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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