# NTSB DIA68F0166: Cessna 210D, N3949Y, Robbinsville, NC, February 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1968
- Place: Robbinsville, NC · ROBBINSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.3213° N, 83.8089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbinsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3213&lon=-83.8089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0166
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0166

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0316  68/2/18    ROBBINSVILLE,NC     CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 1860
        TIME - 1400                    N3949Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3949Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3949Y-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 21058449, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (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: Phillips

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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