# NTSB FTW66D0509: Cessna 210, N4975U, Sheffield, TX, February 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1966
- Place: Sheffield, TX · SHEFFIELD, TX
- Location: 30.6859° N, 101.8224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheffield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6859&lon=-101.8224&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0509

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0147   66/2/7    SHEFFIELD TEX       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 6000
        TIME - 1300                    N4975U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEFFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN ACTUATOR FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4975U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4975U-1971-01-22), registration cancelled 1971-01-22, S/N 21058675, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sheffield

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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