# NTSB FTW66D0403: Cessna 210, N215MD, Smithville, TX, October 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1965
- Place: Smithville, TX · SMITHVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0088° N, 97.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0088&lon=-97.1519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0403
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0403

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3326  65/10/22   SMITHVILLE TEX      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 4200
        TIME - 1545                    N215MD              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OPERATION ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR LANDING AT THIS TIME
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N215MD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215MD-2021-11-18), registration cancelled 2021-11-18, S/N 57210 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richards

## Other investigations on N215MD (3)

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 DEN08LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA014), Oct 17, 2007: Cessna 210 (N215MD), Canon City, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine throttle cable resulting in a lack of engine power when commanded.
- [NTSB FTW68F0316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0316), Sep 8, 1967: Cessna 210 (N215MD), Shreveport, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1433), Feb 17, 1965: Cessna 210 (N215MD), Addison, TX, 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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