# NTSB UNK64X2297: Cessna 210, N6546X, Centerville, TN, June 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1964
- Place: Centerville, TN · CENTERVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.8262° N, 87.4383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8262&lon=-87.4383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2297

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1661  64/6/15    CENTERVILLE TENN    CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1300
        TIME - 1615                    N6546X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTERVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTY TO 32 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6546X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6546X-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 57546, built 1960 (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: Centerville

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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