# NTSB MIA74DLA24: Cessna 210, N6638X, Tallahassee, FL, November 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1973
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3510  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6638X), registered now, S/N 21057638 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731125038089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731125038089A), Nov 25, 1973: Cessna 210A, Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Oil filler cap off. Oil cvrd windshield. Acft rolled beyond end of rwy into soft sand.

## Other investigations on N6638X (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 MIA80FKJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ07), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 210 (N6638X), Birmingham, AL, 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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