# NTSB UNK64X0928: Cessna 210, N7340E, Marion, OH, March 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1964
- Place: Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Location: 40.5967° N, 83.1232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5967&lon=-83.1232&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 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0928
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0928

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7340E), registered now, S/N 57040, 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
- Airport: Marion Municipal

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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