# NTSB CHI75DEM17: Cessna 210T, N381DS, Rockford, MI, October 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Rockford, MI · ROCKFORD, MI
- Location: 43.1368° N, 85.5546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1368&lon=-85.5546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM17

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3893  74/10/20   ROCKFORD,MICH       CESSNA 210T         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 180
        TIME - 1710                    N381DS              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRECKENRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MICH                ROCKFORD,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- END OF SOD STRIP WHERE SOD IS SOFTER WITH A SAND BASE,WHEELS DUG IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N381DS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N381DS), registered now, S/N 21060255, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210T
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Breckenridge

## 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 19741020039769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020039769A), Oct 20, 1974: Cessna T210L, Rockford, MI, Substantial damage. End of sod strip where sod is softer with a sand base,wheels dug in.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.