# NTSB DEN65D0039: Cessna 210, N9408X, Cortez, CO, April 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1965
- Place: Cortez, CO · CORTEZ, CO
- Location: 37.3498° N, 108.5761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cortez, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3498&lon=-108.5761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0529   65/4/1    CORTEZ COLO         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2500
        TIME - 0920                    N9408X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTEZUMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9408X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9408X-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 21057708 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montezuma

## Other investigations on N9408X (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 FTW69D0347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0347), Dec 27, 1968: Cessna 210A (N9408X), Crowley, TX, substantial damage

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.

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