# NTSB DEN68D0122: Cessna 210, N2711K, Mexican Hat, UT, October 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1967
- Place: Mexican Hat, UT · MEXICAN HAT, UT
- Location: 37.1743° N, 109.8836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mexican Hat, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1743&lon=-109.8836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0834  67/10/24   MEXICAN HAT,UT      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 1820
        TIME - 1010                    N2711K              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALLS CROSSING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLOWED INTO SOFT SAND,GEAR FAILED.PLT APPLIED THOTTLE TOO FAST FOR ENGINE TO CATCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2711K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Halls Crossing

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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