# NTSB CHI78DEE32: Cessna 210, N4850U, Annawan, IL, April 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1978
- Place: Annawan, IL · ANNAWAN, IL
- Location: 41.3963° N, 89.8907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Annawan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3963&lon=-89.8907&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1833  78/4/25    ANNAWAN,IL          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 350
        TIME - 2215                    N4850U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,IA                ANNAWAN,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN PLOWED FLD ADJ TO UNLIGHTED RWY.USING FARMERS YARD,HOUSE & HANGAR LIGHTS AS REFERENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4850U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4850U), registered now, S/N 205-0550 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a) (registry code 2073406) (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: Thompson Rla

## 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 19780425013129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425013129A), Apr 25, 1978: Cessna 210H, Annawan, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd in plowed fld adj to unlighted rwy. Using farmers yard,house ngar lights as reference.

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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