# NTSB CHI78FEX33: Cessna 210B, N9736X, Monticello, IN, August 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1978
- Place: Monticello, IN · MONTICELLO, IN
- Location: 40.7452° N, 86.7673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7452&lon=-86.7673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3544  78/8/22    MONTICELLO,IN       CESSNA 210B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N9736X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 23, 1400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTICELLO,IN               KENTLAND,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
        REMARKS- ACFT BEING FERRIED FOR MAINT. SEAT RETAINERS MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9736X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9736X-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 21058036 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: White County

## 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 19780822026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822026439A), Aug 22, 1978: Cessna 210B, Monticello, IN, Destroyed. Acft being ferried for maint. Seat retainers missing.

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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