# NTSB MIA70DLD20: Cessna 210, N7329E, Ocala, FL, April 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1970
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DLD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1732  70/4/24    OCALA,FLA           CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 7900
        TIME - 0800                    N7329E              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHADY LANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCALA,FLA                   WINTER HAVEN,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL GUST LOCK SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NONSTANDARD CONTROL LOCK,NUT AND BOLT,USED TO SECURE FLIGHT CONTROLS.PLT DID NOT REMOVE BEFORE T/O
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7329E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329E-1970-07-20), registration cancelled 1970-07-20, S/N 57029 (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: Shady Lane

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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