# NTSB MKC75FCJ5K: Cessna 210E, N4981U, Omaha, NE, May 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1975
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCJ5K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ5K

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1029  75/5/19    OMAHA,NE            CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 4000
        TIME - 1930                    N4981U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 545 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    O'NEILL,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CONTROL SHAFT BROKE AT ROD END.LNDD IN PLOWED FLD NR N END OF RWY 17L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4981U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4981U-1997-10-28), registration cancelled 1997-10-28, S/N 21058681 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley Airfield

## 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 19750519011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750519011249A), May 19, 1975: Cessna 210E, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Throttle control shaft broke at rod end. Lndd in plowed fld nr n end of rwy 17L.

## Other investigations on N4981U (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 ATL86LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA070), Feb 9, 1986: Cessna 210 (N4981U), Alma, GA, 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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