# NTSB CHI75FEK25: Cessna 210L, N59037, Urbana, OH, April 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1975
- Place: Urbana, OH · URBANA, OH
- Location: 40.1081° N, 83.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1081&lon=-83.7554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEK25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0796  75/4/16    URBANA,OH           CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 422
        TIME - 2215                    N59037              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIMES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                   URBANA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- T/D IN A WHEAT FLD SHORT OF SOD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59037](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59037-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 21060040, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (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: Grimes Field

## 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 19750416010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750416010159A), Apr 16, 1975: Cessna 210L, Urbana, OH, Substantial damage. T/d in a wheat fld short of sod rwy.

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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