# NTSB CHI79FEE44: Cessna 210L, N210DK, Lansing, IL, April 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1979
- Place: Lansing, IL · LANSING, IL
- Location: 41.5650° N, 87.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-87.5460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0827   79/4/1    LANSING,IL          CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 548
        TIME - 1300                    N210DK              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANSING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEGAN,IL                 LANSING,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- RCVD MDW ATIS INFO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210DK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210DK-2011-06-21), registration cancelled 2011-06-21, S/N 21059791, built 1972 (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: Lansing Muni

## 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 19790401008769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401008769A), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 210, Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to ascertain gear down prior to landing.

## Other investigations on N210DK (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA084), Jan 28, 1983: Cessna 210L (N210DK), Ocotillo Wells, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI82DA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA166), May 14, 1982: Cessna 210 (N210DK), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage

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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