# NTSB CHI74FEE33: Cessna 210H, N5991F, Rockford, IL, November 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1973
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3509  73/11/15   ROCKFORD,ILL        CESSNA 210H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 960
        TIME - 2024                    N5991F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACOMB,ILL                  ROCKFORD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CANCLD IFR,AS PLT RDCD PWR FOR LDG ACFT DEVELOPED HI SINK RATE.ABT 1/4IN RIME ICE LE WINGS,STAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5991F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5991F-2014-10-23), registration cancelled 2014-10-23, S/N 21058991, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Rockford

## 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 19731115037289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731115037289A), Nov 15, 1973: Cessna 210H, Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. Cancld IFR,as plt rdcd pwr for ldg acft developed hi sink rate. Abt 1/4IN rime ice le wings,stab.

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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