# NTSB NYC72DID03: Cessna 210H, N5969F, Bedford, VA, August 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1971
- Place: Bedford, VA · BEDFORD, VA
- Location: 37.3400° N, 79.5141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3400&lon=-79.5141&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DID03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DID03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2945   71/8/8    BEDFORD,VA          CESSNA 210H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 895
        TIME - 1900                    N5969F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAUGHON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R WNG HIT CORN ON LDG ROLL,ACFT VEERED INTO CORN FLD,NS GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5969F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5969F), registered now, S/N 21058969, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna 210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (registry code 2073436) (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: Laughon

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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