# NTSB CHI74FEA01: Cessna 210, N9538T, North Vernon, IN, July 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1973
- Place: North Vernon, IN · NORTH VERNON, IN
- Location: 39.0149° N, 85.6301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Vernon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0149&lon=-85.6301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2913   73/7/1    NORTH VERNON,IND    CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N9538T              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 38, 569 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH VERNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOMSAGE,IND               NORTH VERNON,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON SOY BEAN FIELD ROLLED THROUGH FENCE ROW,HIT SMALL TREES AND BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9538T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9538T-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 57338, 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 I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Vernon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730701022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730701022439A), Jul 1, 1973: Cessna 210, North Vernon, IN, Substantial damage. Landed on soy bean field rolled through fence row,hit small trees and brush.

## Other investigations on N9538T (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 FTW69D0217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0217), Sep 22, 1968: Cessna 210 (N9538T), Pecos, TX, 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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