# NTSB IAD73FLJ22: Cessna 210, N30319, Elizabethtown, NC, May 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1973
- Place: Elizabethtown, NC · ELIZABETHTOWN, NC
- Location: 34.6215° N, 78.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6215&lon=-78.6063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FLJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ22-201660

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1638  73/5/21    ELIZABETHTOWN,NC    CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 403
        TIME - 0740                    N30319              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               ELIZABETHTOWN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- LDG GR HANDLE IN FULL DWN PSN NML OPS REQUIRES HANDLE IN NEUTRAL PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30319 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elizabethtown

## 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 19730521010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521010159A), May 21, 1973: Cessna 210H, Elizabethtown, NC, Substantial damage. Ldg gr handle in full dwn psn nml ops requires handle in neutral psn.

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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