# NTSB DIA68D0218: Cessna 210D, N3937Y, Bluefield, WV, April 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1968
- Place: Bluefield, WV · BLUEFIELD, WV
- Location: 37.2628° N, 81.2113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluefield, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2628&lon=-81.2113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1083  68/4/16    BLUEFIELD,W VA      CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 631
        TIME - 1515                    N3937Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 397 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3937Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mercer County

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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