# NTSB FTW78DQG28: Cessna T210L, N732CE, Monahans, TX, April 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1978
- Place: Monahans, TX · MONAHANS, TX
- Location: 31.6726° N, 103.0838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monahans, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6726&lon=-103.0838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1027  78/4/20    MONAHANS,TX         CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 74, 6345
        TIME - 0830                    N732CE              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4960 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY HURD MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,TX                   MONAHANS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732CE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732CE-2012-02-24), registration cancelled 2012-02-24, S/N 21061403, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roy Hurd Memorial

## 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 19780420008839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420008839A), Apr 20, 1978: Cessna 210H, Monahans, 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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