MKC69F0417

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Des Moines, IA · May 1, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1969
Place
Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9699TCessna 210
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186562

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1034   69/5/1    DES MOINES,IOWA     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2500
        TIME - 1200                    N9699T              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- LDG GR SYST FAILED DUE TO LACK OF HYD FLUID.

Aircraft

Registration
N9699T
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Des Moines

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.