# NTSB NYC78FHA33: Cessna 210T, N761YL, Princeton, NJ, September 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Princeton, NJ · PRINCETON, NJ
- Location: 40.3582° N, 74.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3582&lon=-74.6667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761YL-2008-01-18), registration cancelled 2008-01-18, S/N 21060428, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210T
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Princeton

## 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 19780901021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901021849A), Sep 1, 1978: Cessna 210H, Princeton, NJ, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N761YL (2)

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 MIA08WA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08WA058), Dec 26, 2007: Cessna T210L (N761YL), Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW96LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA295), Jul 7, 1996: Cessna T210L (N761YL), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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).

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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