# NTSB DEN67F0133: Cessna 210, N3938Y, Mcfadden, WY, September 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1966
- Place: Mcfadden, WY · MCFADDEN, WY
- Location: 41.6544° N, 106.1306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McFadden, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6544&lon=-106.1306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2819  66/9/16    MCFADDEN WYO        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 350
        TIME - 1800                    N3938Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- VANDALS PLACED GREASE IN RIGHT FUEL TANK CLOGGING FUEL LINE.PILOT LANDED ON NARROW DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3938Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3938Y-2020-05-29), registration cancelled 2020-05-29, S/N 21058438, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3938Y (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 GAA17CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA226), Apr 8, 2017: Cessna 210 (N3938Y), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing and subsequent nose-over.

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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