- Date
- November 25, 1973
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6638XCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731125038089A
- Case key
- 173492
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3510 73/11/25 TALLAHASSEE,FLA CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 755 TIME - 1253 N6638X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALLAHASSEE,FLA BIRMINGHAM,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- OIL FILLER CAP OFF.OIL CVRD WINDSHIELD.ACFT ROLLED BEYOND END OF RWY INTO SOFT SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6638X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tallahassee Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6638X · 1
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