# NTSB FTW81DQA20: Cessna 210E, N4941U, La Plata, NM, February 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1981
- Place: La Plata, NM · LA PLATA, NM
- Location: 36.8964° N, 108.2001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Plata, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8964&lon=-108.2001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0086  81/2/21  NR.LA PLATA,NM        CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 5800
        TIME - 1312                    N4941U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALLUP,NM                  LA PLATA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT BALLOONED,THEN STALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4941U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4941U-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 21058641 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810221004679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221004679A), Feb 21, 1981: Cessna 210E, La Plata, NM, Substantial damage. Hard landing, ballooned, stalled, hit nose first. Flipped over on runway.

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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