UNK64X0928

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Marion, OH · March 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1964
Place
Marion, OH · MARION, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7340ECessna 210
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185441

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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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3-0765  64/3/15    MARION OHIO         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 588
        TIME - 1545                    N7340E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTY TO 30 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N7340E
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marion Municipal

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.