# NTSB MIA77FKG01: Cessna 210L, N2440S, Marietta, GA, December 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1976
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4112  76/12/14   MARIETTA,GA.        CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 500
        TIME - 1630                    N2440S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOBBINS AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,AL               ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MAINT PERFORMED ON FAILED HYDRAULIC ACTUATING CYLINDER 12 DAYS PRIOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2440S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dobbins Afb

## 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 19761214040589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761214040589A), Dec 14, 1976: Cessna 210L, Marietta, GA, Substantial damage. Maint performed on failed hydraulic actuating cylinder 12 days prior.

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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