# NTSB MKC66F0259: Cessna 210, N6545X, Omaha, NE, October 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1965
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0259

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3387   65/10/9   OMAHA NEBR          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 202
        TIME - 1101                    N6545X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR PISTON ROD FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6545X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6545X), registered now, S/N 57545, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley

## Other investigations on N6545X (3)

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 MIA83LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA024), Nov 5, 1982: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Near Miami, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FLD79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD79), Aug 15, 1977: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Zephyraills, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74FEP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP52), Jun 15, 1974: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Watertown, WI, 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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