Cessna 210 N8866A
4 November 1983 · Charelston, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 November 1983 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N8866A, operated by James P. OBI, was involved in an accident near Charelston, South Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charelston, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlston (AFB)
- Coordinates
- 32.8998, -80.0593
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210
- Registration
- N8866A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James P. OBI
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charlston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84LA036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR A SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE PLT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR BUT RECEIVED A SAFE INDICATION ONLY ON THE NOSE GEAR. AFTER 2 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS AND 5 ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR THE PLT WAS FORCED TO LAND WITH THE UNSAFE CONDITION. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RT LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR SNAP RING WAS DISLODGED FROM ITS GROOVE, ALLOWING THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO ESCAPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1983 | Cessna 210G | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1983 | Cessna 210 | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1983 | Cessna 210L | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1983 | Cessna 210C | Holbrook, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1983 | Cessna 210 | Bryan, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1983 | Cessna 210L | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1983 | Wizard J3 | Dovesville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1983 | Cessna 210A | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Charles R. Landis | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20F | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jan 1983 | Cessna 182M | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Douglas W. Kindred | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Allen, John H. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hampton, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |