# NTSB FTW74DQG27: Cessna 210, N3766Y, Hereford, TX, November 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1973
- Place: Hereford, TX · HEREFORD, TX
- Location: 34.8226° N, 102.4002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hereford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8226&lon=-102.4002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DQG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3262   73/11/8   HEREFORD,TEX        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1520
        TIME - 1630                    N3766Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEREFORD MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TEX                HEREFORD,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- APCHD RWY IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE PULLED UP TO FLARE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3766Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3766Y), registered now, S/N 21058266 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- 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: Hereford Mun

## 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 19731108036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731108036139A), Nov 8, 1973: Cessna 210D, Hereford, TX, Substantial damage. Apchd rwy in nose low attitude pulled up to flare.

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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