# NTSB FTW77DPG27: Cessna 210, N5981F, Jonesboro, AR, April 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1977
- Place: Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0513  77/4/26    JONESBORO,AR        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N5981F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 23, 1600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONESBORO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT,AR                  JONESBORO,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON SOD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5981F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5981F-2018-02-16), registration cancelled 2018-02-16, S/N 21058981, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (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: Jonesboro Muni

## 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 19770426007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426007449A), Apr 26, 1977: Cessna 210H, Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on sod adjacent to runway

## Other investigations on N5981F (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 CEN12CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA233), Apr 7, 2012: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Marienthal, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind during landing.

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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