# NTSB NYC75FNE27: Cessna 210, N1175Q, Meriden, CT, June 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1974
- Place: Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Location: 41.5368° N, 72.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meriden, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5368&lon=-72.7945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE27-130698

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2658   74/6/5    MERIDEN,CONN        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 851
        TIME - 1950                    N1175Q              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 624 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN-MARKHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READING,PA                  MERIDEN,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SEAT LOCKING PIN FAILED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1175Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1175Q-2018-02-27), registration cancelled 2018-02-27, S/N 21059675, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (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: Meriden-Markham

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740605018119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740605018119A), Jun 5, 1974: Cessna 210L, Meriden, CT, Substantial damage. Seat locking pin failed when brakes were applied

## Other investigations on N1175Q (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 CEN14LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA345), Jul 3, 2014: Cessna 210L (N1175Q), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his attempt to land on a runway closed by…

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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