# Accident 19731026036459A: Cessna 210D, W Palm Beach, FL, October 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1973
- Place: W Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3806Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3806Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 300 in this make and model, 324 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026036459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT EXPD DIFFICULTY RCVG TWR FOR LDG CLNC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74DKT32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT32), Oct 26, 1973: Cessna 210 (N3806Y), W Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3806Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250827011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250827011989A), Aug 27, 2025: Cessna 210D (N3806Y), Kearney, NE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft departed in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with two pilots on board. The weather reporting station 5 miles south of the accident site…
- [Incident 20020207008509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020207008509I), Feb 7, 2002: Cessna 210D (N3806Y), Kearney, NE, Minor damage. (-23) On February 7, 2002, at approximately 2305C, N3806Y, a Cessna 210-D experienced a nose gear retracted landing at the Kearney Municipal Airport, Kearney,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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