# NTSB NYC71DHD40: Cessna 210, N9600X, Downingtown, PA, February 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1971
- Place: Downingtown, PA · DOWNINGTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.0085° N, 75.7018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Downingtown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0085&lon=-75.7018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0878  71/2/28    DOWNINGTOWN,PA      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 525
        TIME - 1400                    N9600X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOWNINGTOWN,PA              CHESTER COUNTY,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 40K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9600X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9600X-2016-01-28), registration cancelled 2016-01-28, S/N 21057900, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- 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: Shannon

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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