LAX67F0282

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210B · Santa Monica, CA · February 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 21, 1967
Place
Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9547XCessna 210B
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119024

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0544  67/2/21    SANTA MONICA,CAL    CESSNA 210B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1500
        TIME - 1710                    N9547X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- L.GR UPLOCK LNKGE DISCONNECTED.CLEVIS PIN,WASHER AND COTTER KEY MISSING.ORIGIN SMOKE UNDETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9547X
Reported as
Cessna 210B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Monica Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.