# NTSB DEN68D0130: Cessna 210D, N3902Y, Ruidoso, NM, October 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1967
- Place: Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4424  67/10/15   RUIDOSO,N MEX       CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 10000
        TIME - 1400                    N3902Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STEERING SHAFT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3902Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ruidoso

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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