# NTSB FTW67D0221: Cessna 210, N9579X, Matagorda, TX, September 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1966
- Place: Matagorda, TX · MATAGORDA, TX
- Location: 28.6965° N, 95.9666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matagorda, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6965&lon=-95.9666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0221

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2568  66/9/28    MATAGORDA TEX       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1525
        TIME - 1600                    N9579X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATAGORDA BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL BROKE THROUGH SOD RUNWAY INTO SAND CAUSING NOSE GEAR FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9579X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Matagorda Beach

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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