# NTSB MIA66D0153: Cessna 210, N4974U, Charleston, SC, July 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1965
- Place: Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0153

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2141  65/7/25    CHARLESTON SC       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 445
        TIME - 1115                    N4974U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4974U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4974U-2018-03-05), registration cancelled 2018-03-05, S/N 21058674 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (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: Charleston

## Other investigations on N4974U (2)

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 IAD04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA011), Feb 16, 2004: Cessna 210E (N4974U), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/pilot-mechanic's failure to comply with an airworthiness directive, which resulted in a fatigue fracture to the left main landing gear saddle.
- [NTSB NYC67F0315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0315), Oct 16, 1966: Cessna 210E (N4974U), Newburg, MD, substantial 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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