# NTSB DEN66D0218: Cessna 210E, N4908U, Roswel, NM, February 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1966
- Place: Roswel, NM · ROSWEL, NM
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0210  66/2/10    ROSWELL N MEX       CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1112
        TIME - 0600                    N4908U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 935 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF WAS MADE WITH 40 LB WEIGHT ATTACHED TO TAIL TIEDOWN RING. EMPENNAGE DAMAGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4908U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4908U-1976-02-10), registration cancelled 1976-02-10, S/N 21058608 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roswell

## Other investigations on N4908U (1)

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 LAX76DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG22), Dec 4, 1975: Cessna 210E (N4908U), 29 Palms, CA, destroyed

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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