# NTSB CHI79FEE38: Cessna 210, N9617T, Crestwood, IL, March 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1979
- Place: Crestwood, IL · CRESTWOOD, IL
- Location: 41.6456° N, 87.7401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6456&lon=-87.7401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0651  79/3/13    CRESTWOOD,IL        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 3838
        TIME - 0015                    N9617T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2510 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTWOOD,IL                MARION,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- RT BRAKE B NUT LOOSE.PLT STATED POSSIBLY APPLIED BRAKES.COLLIDED WITH C-150,N1351Q.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9617T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9617T-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 57417 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howell

## 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 19790313008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313008999A), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 210, Crestwood, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff. Hit parked acft. Found leaking hydraulic line to right brake.

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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