# NTSB IAD76FKM19: Cessna 210, N5863F, Gastonia, NC, November 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1975
- Place: Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Location: 35.2621° N, 81.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gastonia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2621&lon=-81.1873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3618  75/11/30   GASTONIA,NC         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64,
        TIME - 1120                    N5863F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 4053
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,NC               GASTONIA,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- PLT ACTUATED GR LEVER SVL TIMES,LEFT IN UP PSN.GR WARN HORN INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5863F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5863F-2009-07-28), registration cancelled 2009-07-28, S/N 21058863, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (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: Gastonia

## 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 19751130038879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751130038879A), Nov 30, 1975: Cessna 210G, Gastonia, NC, Substantial damage. Plt actuated gr lever svl times,left in up psn. Gr warn 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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