# NTSB SEA70D0102: Cessna 210E, N4969U, Wenatchee, WA, October 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1969
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4969U), registered now, S/N 21058669, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (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: Pangborn

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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