# NTSB LAX81DXQ22: Cessna T210, N5393Y, Ely, NV, June 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1981
- Place: Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DXQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1796  81/6/16  NR.ELY,NV             CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5285
        TIME - 0730                    N5393Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 605 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORMAN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NV             ELY,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNBURNED PORTION OF MAIN GEAR FND IN UP PSN,NOSE GEAR DWN & LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5393Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5393Y-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 21064192, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moorman Ranch

## 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 19810616038889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616038889A), Jun 16, 1981: Cessna T210N, Ely, NV, Destroyed. Main gear not locked down. Collapsed on landing. Airplane burned. Cause of gear collapse obscured by fire damage.

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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