# NTSB MKC81FCQ48: Cessna T210N, N4673C, Wichita, KS, August 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1981
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCQ48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2221  81/8/31    WICHITA,KS          CESSNA T210N        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 931
        TIME - 0908                    N4673C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 422 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-CONTINENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  AMARILLO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD DFCLTY IN RAISING ACFT NOSE FOR TKOF.FND ELEV TRIMMED 7.5DEG NOSE DWN.TRIM SW ON CTL WHL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4673C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4673C-2016-07-19), registration cancelled 2016-07-19, S/N 21063586, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19810831053449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831053449A), Aug 31, 1981: Cessna T210N, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft nose wheel broke off after pilot aborted takeoff. Elevator trim position was factor.

## Other investigations on N4673C (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 CHI01LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA005), Oct 5, 2000: Cessna T210N (N4673C), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: aircraft control not being maintained by the inattentive pilot during the taxi. A factor to the accident was the soft terrain condition.

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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