# NTSB FTW66F0518: Cessna 210E, N4957U, New Orleans, LA, March 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1966
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&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 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0518
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0518

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0229   66/3/6    NEW ORLEANS LA      CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 400
        TIME - 1222                    N4957U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4957U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4957U-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N 21058657, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (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: Lakefront

## Other investigations on N4957U (2)

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 CEN14GA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14GA135), Jan 31, 2014: Cessna 210E (N4957U), Oden, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to fly into an area with reported marginal meteorological conditions in an airplane not maintained for instrument flight and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance…
- [NTSB DEN74FQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA02), Jun 29, 1973: Cessna 210E (N4957U), Albuquerque, NM, 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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