# NTSB MKC73AK054: Cessna 210F, N5800F, Manhattan, KS, February 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1973
- Place: Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK054-201467

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0366  73/2/25  NR.MANHATTAN,KANS     CESSNA 210F         CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0035                    N5800F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 29, 1273 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            51 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MANHATTAN,KANS               TOPEKA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO HILLSIDE DURING ATTEMPTED TURN AROUND SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5800F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5800F-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 210F58800 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730225003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730225003399A), Feb 25, 1973: Cessna 210H, Manhattan, KS, Destroyed. Flew into hillside during attempted turn around shortly after tkof.

## Other investigations on N5800F (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 MKC68A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0033), Oct 27, 1967: Cessna 210 (N5800F), Iola, KS, 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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