# NTSB MIA79DKJ49: Cessna 210, N13CW, Guntersville, AL, March 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1979
- Place: Guntersville, AL · GUNTERSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.3679° N, 86.2523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guntersville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3679&lon=-86.2523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1254  79/3/20    GUNTERSVILLE,AL     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1149
        TIME - 1630                    N13CW               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNTERSVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FL               GUNTERSVILLE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13CW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13CW-2011-07-05), registration cancelled 2011-07-05, S/N 21062241, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Guntersville Muni

## 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 19790320014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790320014149A), Mar 20, 1979: Cessna 210, Guntersville, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to assure landing gear down and locked prior to landing. Landed wheel up.

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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