# NTSB FTW68F0259: Cessna 210D, N3824Y, Corpus Chrsti, TX, September 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1967
- Place: Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0259

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3313  67/9/11    CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX   CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 18, 350
        TIME - 1830                    N3824Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR ROTARY ASSEMBLY SPINDLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3824Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3824Y), registered now, S/N 21058324, built 1964 (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: Corpus Christi

## Other investigations on N3824Y (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 MIA80DLA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA32), Aug 8, 1980: Cessna 210D (N3824Y), Gainesville, FL, 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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