# NTSB MIA80FLD19: Cessna 210D, N5FD, Titusville, FL, December 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1979
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3923  79/12/10 NR.TITUSVILLE,FL      CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1256
        TIME - 1232                    N5FD                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 955 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FL                MYRTLE BEACH,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- EMERGENCY LNDG GEAR PUMP O RING,P/N AN6227812,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5FD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5FD-2014-12-18), registration cancelled 2014-12-18, S/N 21058290, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (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: Dunn

## 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 19791210034549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791210034549A), Dec 10, 1979: Cessna 210D, Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Hydraulic system failed forcing pilot to make gear-up landing.

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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