SEA70D0102

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210E · Wenatchee, WA · October 18, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1969
Place
Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4969UCessna 210E
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
153014

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4237  69/10/18   WENATCHEE,WASH      CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1166
        TIME - 1445                    N4969U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1150 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGBORN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,WASH                 WENATCHEE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GR WARNING HORN INOP DUE BROKEN MICRO SWITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N4969U
Reported as
Cessna 210E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pangborn

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.