# NTSB DEN74FQA02: Cessna 210E, N4957U, Albuquerque, NM, June 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2406  73/6/29    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2000
        TIME - 1552                    N4957U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG LAKE,TEXAS              ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX
        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
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 22K. AIR SICK PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4957U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4957U-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N 21058657, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (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: Albuquerque Intl

## 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 19730629017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629017289A), Jun 29, 1973: Cessna 210E, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 22K. Air sick pax.

## Other investigations on N4957U (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 CEN14GA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14GA135), Jan 31, 2014: Cessna 210E (N4957U), Oden, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to fly into an area with reported marginal meteorological conditions in an airplane not maintained for instrument flight and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance…
- [NTSB FTW66F0518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0518), Mar 6, 1966: Cessna 210E (N4957U), New Orleans, LA, 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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