# NTSB DEN76DTE44: Cessna 210, N9683T, Blanca, CO, December 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1975
- Place: Blanca, CO · BLANCA, CO
- Location: 37.4393° N, 105.5135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanca, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4393&lon=-105.5135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTE44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3917  75/12/27   BLANCA,CO           CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2750
        TIME - 1430                    N9683T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLANCA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 DENVER,CO                    ALAMOSA,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ACFT LND ON GRAVEL RD. PLT SAID HE WAS UNCERTAIN OF RWY COND AT BLANCA,A PRIVATE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9683T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9683T), registered now, S/N 57483, 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
- Airport: Blanca

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751227040879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751227040879A), Dec 27, 1975: Cessna 210, Blanca, CO, Substantial damage. Acft lnd on gravel rd. plt said he was uncertain of rwy cond at Blanca,a private strip.

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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