# Accident 19740417008169A: Cessna T210K, Gila Bend, AZ, April 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1974
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.9478° N, 112.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9478&lon=-112.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555VV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417008169A

## Narrative

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

CACTUS PUNCTURED OIL RADIATOR.LOSS OF OIL CAUSED ENG SEIZURE.LND IN DESERT.DATE,INJ INDEX PRESUMED

## 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 LAX74DUJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ51), Apr 17, 1974: Cessna 210 (N555VV), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage

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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