# NTSB MIA69D0242: Cessna 210, N6866R, Marathon, FL, October 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1968
- Place: Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0242

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3943  68/10/21   MARATHON,FLA        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1200
        TIME - 1000                    N6866R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERLAND KEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6866R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6866R), registered now, S/N T210-0266, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (registry code 2073432) (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: Summerland Key

## Other investigations on N6866R (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 LAX80DVD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD06), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 210 (N6866R), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70F0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0126), Sep 18, 1969: Cessna 210 (N6866R), Reno, NV, 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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