# NTSB IAD79DLQ13: Cessna 210, N1189Q, Pirates Cove, KY, May 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1979
- Place: Pirates Cove, KY · PIRATES COVE, KY
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DLQ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1658  79/5/18    PIRATES COVE,KY     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 883
        TIME - 0700                    N1189Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIRATES COVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIRATES COVE,KY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO TURN OFF LFT MAG BEFORE PULLING PROP THRU BY HAND.ENG STARTED & AC TK OFF W/O PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1189Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1189Q-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 21059689 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pirates Cove

## 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 19790518010519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790518010519A), May 18, 1979: Cessna 210, Pirates Cove, KY, Destroyed. Pilot tried to hand prop the aircraft which had a dead battery. Engine started. Aircraft substantially damaged.

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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