# NTSB FTW71DQG42: Cessna 210, N6538X, Midland, TX, October 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1970
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DQG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4048  70/10/30   MIDLAND,TEX         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 680
        TIME - 2015                    N6538X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 298 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND-ODESSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINK,TEX                    MIDLAND,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE LCTD APRX 2650FT FRM RWY 16R,ABT 27FT ABV RWY ELEV.LNDD WITHOUT FURTHER DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6538X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6538X), registered now, S/N 57538, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (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
- Airport: Midland-Odessa

## Other investigations on N6538X (2)

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 DEN66D0358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0358), Jun 12, 1966: Cessna 210 (N6538X), Capitan, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0125), Jul 4, 1965: Cessna 210 (N6538X), Friendswood, TX, 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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