# NTSB IAD73FKW26: Cessna 210, N1822F, Athens, TN, May 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Athens, TN · ATHENS, TN
- Location: 35.4568° N, 84.6046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4568&lon=-84.6046&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FKW26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKW26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1996  73/5/20    ATHENS,TENN         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 603
        TIME - 1300                    N1822F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,TENN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LDG GR WARNING HORN INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1822F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1822F-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 21058722, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (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: Mcminn County

## 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 19730520013099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520013099A), May 20, 1973: Cessna 210F, Athens, TN, Substantial damage. Ldg gr warning horn inop.

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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