# NTSB MIA75FLD13: Cessna 210F, N1966S, Orlando, FL, August 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3227  74/8/18    ORLANDO,FLA         CESSNA 210F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1762
        TIME - 1951                    N1966S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 367 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   ORLANDO,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT HE PLACED GR SELECTOR IN DWN PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1966S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1966S-2007-06-20), registration cancelled 2007-06-20, S/N 210-58737, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (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: Herndon Field

## 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 19740818034759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818034759A), Aug 18, 1974: Cessna 210F, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Plt thought he placed gr selector in dwn psn.

## Other investigations on N1966S (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 DFW06LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA104), Apr 14, 2006: Cessna 210F (N1966S), Lubbock, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight electrical fire for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA68D0338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0338), Nov 24, 1967: Cessna 210F (N1966S), Opa Locka, 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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