# NTSB FTW69F0178: Cessna 210C, N3705Y, Patricia, TX, September 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1968
- Place: Patricia, TX · PATRICIA, TX
- Location: 32.5545° N, 102.0204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patricia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5545&lon=-102.0204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4872  68/9/11    PATRICIA,TEX        CESSNA 210C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2560
        TIME - 1610                    N3705Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROPELLER BLADE FAILED APPROX 5 IN FROM TIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3705Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3705Y), registered now, S/N 21058205, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- Registry model: [Cessna 210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (registry code 2073412) (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

## Other investigations on N3705Y (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 FTW67F0222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0222), Sep 28, 1966: Cessna 210 (N3705Y), Oklahoma Cty, OK, 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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