Cessna 210 accident near Bend, Oregon, October 7, 1994
On October 7, 1994 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna 210, registered N75DA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bend, Oregon (Bend Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK MECHANISM TO ENGAGE DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 7, 1994 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Bend, Oregon · Bend Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 · all 210s on the register
- Registration
- N75DA · registry record · serial 21063172
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,700 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,021 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 16, 1994; 21 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HIO Hillsboro OR at 5:50 pm
- Destination: S07
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 16, 5,005 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:35 pm from RDM, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA95LA003.