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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210M · Cody, WY · July 15, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1977
Place
Cody, WY · CODY, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6711MCessna T210M
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770715023489A
Case key
146071

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1723  77/7/15    CODY,WY             CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2200
        TIME - 1915                    N6711M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 975 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETTE,WY                 CODY,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- PIECES OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE ELECT TAPE FOUND IN VALVE ASSY OF HYD PWRPACK MANIFOLD ASSY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6711M
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cody Municipal

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.