# NTSB LAX66F0154: Cessna 210, N3785Y, Van Nuys, CA, October 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1965
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3520  65/10/22   VAN NUYS CALIF      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 450
        TIME - 1600                    N3785Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3785Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3785Y), registered now, S/N 21058285, built 1964 (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: Van Nuys

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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