# NTSB FTW73DRG42: Cessna 210L, N4616Q, Muzquiz, Mexico, January 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1973
- Place: Muzquiz, Mexico · MUZQUIZ,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0002  73/1/15    MUZQUIZ,MEX         CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 3000
        TIME - 1300                    N4616Q              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SABINAS HIDALGO,MEX         MUZQUIZ,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4616Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4616Q-2021-02-10), registration cancelled 2021-02-10, S/N 21059516, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (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: Ranch Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730115001029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730115001029A), Jan 15, 1973: Cessna 210H, Muzquiz, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of Mexico.

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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