# NTSB CHI68F0325: Cessna 210, N7475E, Freeport, IL, September 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1967
- Place: Freeport, IL · FREEPORT, IL
- Location: 42.2890° N, 89.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2890&lon=-89.6343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0325
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0325

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3430  67/9/18    FREEPORT,ILL        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1500
        TIME - 1730                    N7475E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERTUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           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- PREMATURE DEPLETION OF FUEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL CAP SIPHONING,ERRATIC GAUGE READINGS.
```

## 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
- Airport: Albertus

## 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 CHI66F0703](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0703), Mar 29, 1966: Cessna 210 (N7475E), Byron, 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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