# NTSB NYC68D0385: Cessna 210, N6659X, Ambler, PA, February 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1968
- Place: Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
- Location: 40.1564° N, 75.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1564&lon=-75.2215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0385
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0385

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0307  68/2/12    AMBLER,PA           CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 525
        TIME - 1215                    N6659X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- STARTED ENG WITH FULL THROTTLE. ACFT STRUCK HANGAR DOORS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6659X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6659X), registered now, S/N 21057659, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wings

## Other investigations on N6659X (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 LAX94LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA264), Jun 24, 1994: Cessna 210A (N6659X), Mesquite, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: EXHAUSTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION.

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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