# NTSB MKC68D0136: Cessna 210, N9496X, Sioux City, IA, August 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1967
- Place: Sioux City, IA · SIOUX CITY, IA
- Location: 42.5000° N, 96.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5000&lon=-96.4003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2875   67/8/9    SIOUX CITY,IOWA     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1173
        TIME - 0408                    N9496X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIOUX CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- OIL FILLER CAP CAME LOOSE,OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD.INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9496X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9496X), registered now, S/N 21057796, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (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: Sioux City

## Other investigations on N9496X (1)

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 LAX67D0181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0181), Oct 29, 1966: Cessna 210 (N9496X), Imperial, CA, 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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