# NTSB IAD79DIA17: Cessna 210, N6579X, Basye, VA, August 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Basye, VA · BASYE, VA
- Location: 38.8094° N, 78.7695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basye, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8094&lon=-78.7695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DIA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4062  78/8/21    BASYE,VA            CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 158
        TIME - 1420                    N6579X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY BRYCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICK,MD                BASYE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6579X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579X-2008-12-05), registration cancelled 2008-12-05, S/N 21057579, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Bryce

## 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 19780821035319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821035319A), Aug 21, 1978: Cessna 210H, Basye, VA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6579X (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI06MA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06MA115), Apr 19, 2006: Cessna 210A (N6579X), Ludville, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain updated en route weather information, which resulted in his continued instrument flight into a widespread area of severe convective activity, and the air traffic…

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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