# NTSB DEN73FQD10: Cessna 210D, N3901Y, Sunland, NM, November 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1972
- Place: Sunland, NM · SUNLAND, NM
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3197   72/11/4   SUNLAND,N MEX       CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 17007
        TIME - 1530                    N3901Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 568 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNLAND AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNLAND,N MEX               COLUMBUS,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        REMARKS- SOLENOID VALVE STUCK IN DOOR-CLOSED POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3901Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3901Y), registered now, S/N 21058401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- 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
- Airport: Sunland Airpark

## Other investigations on N3901Y (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 OAK70FVW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVW21), Jun 11, 1970: Cessna 210D (N3901Y), Furnace Ck, CA, 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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