# NTSB FTW78DRD08: Cessna 210, N732CS, New Orleans, LA, November 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1977
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3507  77/11/13   NEW ORLEANS,LA      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 52,
        TIME - 1830                    N732CS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  16452 TOTAL HOURS, 1681
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE FRONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 NEW ORLEANS,LA               ALEXANDRIA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS
        REMARKS- OVERFLEW LAKE FRONT ARPT,MISTOOK OTR LTS FOR ARPT.RADIO INTMT.PLT CERT EXPIRED 1957.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732CS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732CS-2013-11-26), registration cancelled 2013-11-26, S/N 21061415, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- 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: Lake Front

## 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 19771113036799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113036799A), Nov 13, 1977: Cessna T210L, New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Overflew Lake Front arpt,mistook otr lts for arpt. Radio intmt. Plt cert expired 1957.

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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