# NTSB IAD79FLJ01: Cessna 210H, N5957F, Rocky Mt, NC, October 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Rocky Mt, NC · ROCKY MT, NC
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ01

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3076  78/10/15   ROCKY MOUNT,NC      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 288
        TIME - 1730                    N16490              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 213 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKY MT DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY MOUNT,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT LANDED ON TOP OF N5957F. OTHER A/C WAS TOUCHING DOWN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3076  78/10/15   ROCKY MT,NC         CESSNA 210H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 68, 10500
        TIME - 1730                    N5957F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1525 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKY MT DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLDSBORO,NC                ROCKY MT,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N5957F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5957F-2010-05-27), registration cancelled 2010-05-27, S/N 21058957, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (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: Rocky Mt Downtown

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N16490](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16490), registered now, S/N 28-7325284, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rocky Mt Downtown

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781015032182A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032182A), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 210H, Rocky Mt, NC, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19781015032181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032181A), Oct 15, 1978: Piper PA28140, Rocky Mount, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on top of N5957F. Other a/c was touching down at of accident.

## Other investigations on N5957F (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 DFW08CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA047), Dec 21, 2007: Cessna 210 (N5957F), Medford, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a night landing without runway lighting. A contributing factor was inoperative runway lights.

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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