# NTSB MKC74FCQ43: Cessna 210, N30251, Wichita, KS, May 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1974
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCQ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1018   74/5/8    WICHITA,KANS        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 116
        TIME - 9930                    N30251              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  MID-CONTINENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG,KANS              WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- GR WARNING LIGHT,HORN CHKD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30251 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Mid-Continent

## 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 19740508012059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740508012059A), May 8, 1974: Cessna 210L, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Gr warning light,horn chkd ok.

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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