# NTSB NYC67F0315: Cessna 210E, N4974U, Newburg, MD, October 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1966
- Place: Newburg, MD · NEWBURG, MD
- Location: 38.3773° N, 76.9533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3773&lon=-76.9533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0315

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2997  66/10/16   NEWBURG MD          CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 664
        TIME - 1415                    N4974U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AQUA LAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SPINNERS,DOMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PROPELLER SPINNER MOUNTING PLATE FAILED.PILOT MADE INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4974U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4974U-2018-03-05), registration cancelled 2018-03-05, S/N 21058674 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aqua Land

## Other investigations on N4974U (2)

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 IAD04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA011), Feb 16, 2004: Cessna 210E (N4974U), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/pilot-mechanic's failure to comply with an airworthiness directive, which resulted in a fatigue fracture to the left main landing gear saddle.
- [NTSB MIA66D0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0153), Jul 25, 1965: Cessna 210 (N4974U), Charleston, SC, 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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