# NTSB NYC80FFJ09: Cessna 210D, N3994Y, Syracuse, NY, June 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1980
- Place: Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0846  80/6/27    SYRACUSE,NY         CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, 1842
        TIME - 1630                    N3994Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 438 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANCOCK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,NY                 CANTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SETTLED BACK ONTO RWY AFTER GR RETRACTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3994Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3994Y), registered now, S/N 21058494, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (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: Hancock Intl

## 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 19800627030139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627030139A), Jun 27, 1980: Cessna 210D, Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed airplane to settle back to runway after lift-off. Landing gear had been retracted.

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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