# NTSB NYC72FLJ24: Cessna 210G, N5891F, Apex, NC, February 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1972
- Place: Apex, NC · APEX, NC
- Location: 35.7256° N, 78.8799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apex, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7256&lon=-78.8799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2939   72/2/4    APEX,NC             CESSNA 210G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1500
        TIME - 1300                    N5891F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUTHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APEX,NC                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO NOTE R RUDDER PEDALS NOT EXTNDD,ASKED PAX PLT FOR ASSIST.R ELEV COUNTER.WGT HIT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5891F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5891F-2019-03-02), registration cancelled 2019-03-02, S/N 21058891, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (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: Luther

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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