# NTSB DEN66D0358: Cessna 210, N6538X, Capitan, NM, June 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1966
- Place: Capitan, NM · CAPITAN, NM
- Location: 33.5392° N, 105.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Capitan, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5392&lon=-105.5982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0358
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0358

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1444  66/6/12    CAPITAN N MEX       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1473
        TIME - 1100                    N6538X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6538X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6538X), registered now, S/N 57538, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6538X (2)

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 FTW71DQG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQG42), Oct 30, 1970: Cessna 210 (N6538X), Midland, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0125), Jul 4, 1965: Cessna 210 (N6538X), Friendswood, 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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