# NTSB MIA78FKG32: Cessna 210, N8201M, Gainesville, GA, March 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1978
- Place: Gainesville, GA · GAINESVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.2979° N, 83.8241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2979&lon=-83.8241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1111  78/3/29    GAINESVILLE,GA      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, 1200
        TIME - 1030                    N8201M              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE GILMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,GA             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED PROP THRU BY HAND-ENG STARTED AND ACFT RAN INTO DITCH INJURING PAX ON BOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8201M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee Gilmer

## 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 19780329007739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329007739A), Mar 29, 1978: Cessna 210H, Gainesville, GA, Substantial damage. Plt pulled prop thru by hand-eng started and acft ran into ditch ring pax on board.

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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