# NTSB SEA73FTA08: Cessna 210, N6660X, Ekalaka, MT, May 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: Ekalaka, MT · EKALAKA, MT
- Location: 45.8892° N, 104.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ekalaka, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8892&lon=-104.5517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FTA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2259  73/5/22    EKALAKA,MONT        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1200
        TIME - 1915                    N6660X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 920 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EKALAKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EKALAKA,MONT                MILES CITY,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- INTERNAL FLUID LEAKAGE IN GR ACTUATING BODY CYL. GR WARNING HORN AND LDG GR WARNING LTS INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6660X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6660X-1983-07-12), registration cancelled 1983-07-12, S/N 21057660 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ekalaka

## 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 19730522013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522013119A), May 22, 1973: Cessna 210A, Ekalaka, MT, Substantial damage. Internal fluid leakage in gr actuating body cyl. Gr warning horn and ldg gr warning lts inop.

## Other investigations on N6660X (3)

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 LAX82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA201), May 29, 1982: Cessna 210A (N6660X), Davis Dam, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX69F0363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0363), May 17, 1969: Cessna 210 (N6660X), Douglas, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67F0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0283), Feb 3, 1967: Cessna 210A (N6660X), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage

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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