# NTSB FTW68F0399: Cessna 210C, N3928Y, Gatesville, TX, December 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1967
- Place: Gatesville, TX · GATESVILLE, TX
- Location: 31.4387° N, 97.7460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gatesville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4387&lon=-97.7460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0399
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0399

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4388  67/12/18   GATESVILLE,TEX      CESSNA 210C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2763
        TIME - 0930                    N3928Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 716 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GATESVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED THRU DITCH,PROP STRUCK GRND.PLT,UNAWARE OF DAMAGE TOOK OFF.SAID UNABLE REMAIN AIRBORNE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3928Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3928Y-2018-01-04), registration cancelled 2018-01-04, S/N 21058428, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- 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: Gatesville

## Other investigations on N3928Y (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 DEN00LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA020), Nov 21, 1999: Cessna 210D (N3928Y), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial failure of the engine driven hydraulic pump.

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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