- Date
- September 1, 1978
- Place
- Princeton, NJ · PRINCETON, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N761YLCessna 210T
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780901021849A
- Case key
- 140216
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2582 78/9/1 PRINCETON,NJ CESSNA 210T CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1993 TIME - 2030 N761YL PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1980 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRINCETON,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761YL
- Reported as
- Cessna 210T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Princeton
N761YLRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2008 · Cessna T210LAirframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N761YL · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA08WA058Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignOcumare del Tuy, VenezuelaOn December 26, 2007, about 1245 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 210, N761YL, impacted with the ground during the approach to the Metropoltano Airport, Ocumare Del Tuy, Venezuela. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan information is…NTSB FTW96LA295Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTerrell, TXthe mechanic's improper installation of the left main landing gear brake line, which resulted in chaffing and failure of the brake line, loss of hydraulic fluid, and inoperative brake(s).