# NTSB NYC68F0346: Cessna 210B, N9605X, Erie, PA, December 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1967
- Place: Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Location: 42.1166° N, 80.0735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1166&lon=-80.0735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0346
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0346

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4598  67/12/30   ERIE,PA             CESSNA 210B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N9605X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 6496 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ERIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- FAILED TO HAVE WHEELS CHOCKED.ACFT SLID ON ICY RAMP,STRUCK CESSNA 310,N8095M,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9605X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9605X), registered now, S/N 21057905, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (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: Port Erie

## Other investigations on N9605X (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 CHI79FEI21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI21), Apr 18, 1979: Cessna 210B (N9605X), Elyria, OH, 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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