# NTSB DEN78FTE51: Cessna T210M, N761PR, Grand Junction, CO, May 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1978
- Place: Grand Junction, CO · GRAND JUNCTION, CO
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0670   78/5/9    GRAND JUNCTION,CO   CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 5151
        TIME - 1448                    N761PR              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1620 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              GRAND JUNCTION,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- MAIN GEAR TIRE RUBBED HOLE IN HYDRAULIC HOSE P/N S2178-4-0130.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761PR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761PR), registered now, S/N 21062414, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker Field

## 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 19780509007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509007929A), May 9, 1978: Cessna 210H, Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Main gear tire rubbed hole in hydraulic hose p/n S2178-4-0130.

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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