# NTSB CHI79FEC21: Cessna T210L, N148VM, Detroit, MI, March 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1979
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0652  79/3/18    DETROIT,MI          CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2420
        TIME - 1848                    N148VM              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1848 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DETROIT,MI                  RETURN                       UTICA,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- NON-COMPLIANCE WITH S.B. SE 76-24,REPLACEMENT OF LNDG GEAR SOLENOIDS.PLT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N148VM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148VM-1990-07-26), registration cancelled 1990-07-26, S/N 21060734 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit City

## 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 19790318007529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318007529A), Mar 18, 1979: Cessna 210L, Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Landing gear failed to extend. Service bulletin se 76-24 not complied with.

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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