# NTSB FTW76AF075: Cessna 210D, N3988Y, Hot Springs, AR, March 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1976
- Place: Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2187  76/3/21    HOT SPRINGS,AR      CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 840
        TIME - 0918                    N3988Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS MEMOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,AR              WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        REMARKS- PLT STARTD ENG BY HAND CRANKNG PROP.ACFT BECAME AIRBORN WITH NON PLT PASS ABRD.CRASHD DURNG LNDNG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3988Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hot Springs Memor

## 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 19760321030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760321030709A), Mar 21, 1976: Cessna 210D, Hot Springs, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt startd eng by hand crankng prop. Acft became airborn with non plt pass abrd. Crashd durng lndng

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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