# NTSB MIA67F0151: Cessna 210, N7342E, Opa Locka, FL, August 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1966
- Place: Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2236   66/8/1    OPA LOCKA FLA        CESSNA 210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 16000
        TIME - 1910                    N7342E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR UP-LOCK WORN AND RUSTY, NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS DEFLATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7342E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7342E-1991-04-18), registration cancelled 1991-04-18, S/N 57042 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Opa Locka

## Other investigations on N7342E (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 SEA89LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA034), Jan 14, 1989: Cessna 210 (N7342E), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE DUE TO WEAR AS POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A LANDING GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH TERRAIN AT THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE FORCED LANDING.

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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