# NTSB DEN77FTC20: Cessna T210M, N6711M, Cody, WY, July 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTC20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1723  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6711M-1993-07-28), registration cancelled 1993-07-28, S/N 21061984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cody Municipal

## 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 19770715023489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715023489A), Jul 15, 1977: Cessna 210H, Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Pieces of what appeared to be elect tape found in valve assy of hyd pwrpack manifold assy.

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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