# NTSB FTW70A0005: Cessna 210, N3777Y, Mesquite, TX, July 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1969
- Place: Mesquite, TX · MESQUITE, TX
- Location: 32.7668° N, 96.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7668&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2167  69/7/26    MESQUITE,TEX        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 100
        TIME - 0800                    N3777Y              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - J M COLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - DOOR/PANEL OPEN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT ON T/O ROLL,DOOR UNLATCHED.ABORTED PAST GO-NO-GO PT.SLIPPERY SOD,DOWNHILL RNWY.11K TAILWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3777Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: J M Cole

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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