# NTSB FTW77DQG28: Cessna 210, N210HS, Amarillo, TX, May 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DQG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG28

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0798  77/5/19    AMARILLO,TX         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N210HS              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 3600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210HS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210HS-2016-02-10), registration cancelled 2016-02-10, S/N 21058465, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (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: Amarillo 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 19770519011769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519011769A), May 19, 1977: Cessna 210L, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N210HS (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 FTW01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA080), Mar 15, 2001: Cessna 210D (N210HS), Lawton, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare/touchdown. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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