# NTSB MIA68D0296: Cessna T-210, N6115R, Titusville, FL, October 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1967
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0296

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3799  67/10/25   TITUSVILLE,FLA      CESSNA T-210        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1026
        TIME - 0915                    N6115R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 848 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TICO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
        REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF MICROSWITCH ALLOWD GEAR LEVER TO BE MOVED,BY PLT,SINCE LOCKNG PIN WAS NOT ACTUATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6115R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6115R-2019-08-28), registration cancelled 2019-08-28, S/N T210-0015, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (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: Tico

## Other investigations on N6115R (3)

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 FTW96LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA034), Oct 27, 1995: Cessna T210F (N6115R), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to secure a cellular telephone which jammed the rudder pedals.
- [NTSB MIA67D0547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0547), Apr 27, 1967: Cessna T-210 (N6115R), Key West, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0346), Oct 21, 1966: Cessna T-210F (N6115R), Stuart, FL, 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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