# NTSB FTW76DPA32: Cessna 210H, N6159F, Addison, TX, August 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1976
- Place: Addison, TX · ADDISON, TX
- Location: 32.9637° N, 96.8338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Addison, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9637&lon=-96.8338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2342  76/8/19    ADDISON,TX          CESSNA 210H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 537
        TIME - 0015                    N6159F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADDISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANO,TX                    ADDISON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
        REMARKS- L GEAR DOWN LATCH PAWL NOT LUBD AFTER A/C WAS STEAM CLEANED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6159F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159F-1992-07-22), registration cancelled 1992-07-22, S/N 21059059 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Addison

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760819026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819026769A), Aug 19, 1976: Cessna 210H, Addison, TX, Substantial damage. L gear down latch pawl not lubd after a/c was steam cleaned.

## Other investigations on N6159F (1)

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 CHI91LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA258), Aug 9, 1991: Cessna 210 (N6159F), Delavan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS REFUELING NOT PERFORMED.

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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