# NTSB CHI81FEM42: Cessna C210, N1198Q, Kalamazoo, MI, August 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1981
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEM42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2778  81/8/28    KALAMAZOO,MI        CESSNA C210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2575
        TIME - 1915                    N1198Q              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKENMUTH,MI              KALAMAZOO,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1198Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198Q-2003-09-09), registration cancelled 2003-09-09, S/N 21059698, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C210
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19810828052599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828052599A), Aug 28, 1981: Cessna 210L, Kalamazoo, MI, Destroyed. Engine quit en route. Made hard landing on a golf course, collapsed nose gear, flipped over. No fuel onboard.

## Other investigations on N1198Q (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 NYC03LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA128), Jun 12, 2003: Cessna 210L (N1198Q), Crisfield, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the windshear and the crosswind.
- [NTSB MIA76DKT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT15), Aug 31, 1975: Cessna 210L (N1198Q), Fort Meyers, FL, 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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