Cessna 210 N75DA
7 October 1994 · Bend, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1994 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N75DA was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bend, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bend Municipal (S07)
- Coordinates
- 44.0704, -121.2507
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210
- Registration
- N75DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hillsboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA95LA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK MECHANISM TO ENGAGE DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING BY OBSERVING THE COCKPIT LIGHT. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE NOT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NO PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND WHICH WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED A SUCCESSFUL LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ASSOCIATED COCKPIT LIGHT INDICATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1994 | Cessna 210L | Payson, Arizona, United States | Dairy Queen of S. Arizona, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Cessna 210 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1994 | Cessna 210L | Flushing, Michigan, United States | Johnson, Boyt W. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1994 | Cessna 210B | Culpepper, Virginia, United States | Donald W. Stringer | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Mar 1994 | Cessna 210L | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1994 | Cessna 210L | Pahokee, Florida, United States | Mercy Flight Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 1994 | Cessna 172P | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Eagle Flight Center, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-38 | Sweet Home, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Siai-Marchetti SF.260B | Prospect, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1994 | Schweizer SGS 1-26D | North Plains, Oregon, United States | Willamette Valley Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1994 | Schweizer 269C | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1994 | Cessna 150L | Hubbard, Oregon, United States | Cougar Aviation | No injuries | - |