# NTSB OAK69D0280: Cessna 210, N7330E, Elmira, CA, March 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1969
- Place: Elmira, CA · ELMIRA, CA
- Location: 38.3523° N, 121.9077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3523&lon=-121.9077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0280

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0951  69/3/29    ELMIRA,CALIF        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 334
        TIME - 0800                    N7330E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7330E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7330E-2019-01-29), registration cancelled 2019-01-29, S/N 57030, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7330E (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 WPR17LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA210), Sep 20, 2017: Cessna 210 (N7330E), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial retraction of the main landing gear during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and functional testing of the gear revealed no anomalies.

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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