# NTSB FTW68F0316: Cessna 210, N215MD, Shreveport, LA, September 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1967
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0316

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3423   67/9/8    SHREVEPORT,LA       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1557
        TIME - 1605                    N215MD              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## 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: Downtown

## 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 FTW66D0403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0403), Oct 22, 1965: Cessna 210 (N215MD), Smithville, TX, 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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