# NTSB LAX67F0283: Cessna 210A, N6660X, Prescott, AZ, February 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1967
- Place: Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0283

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0345   67/2/3    PRESCOTT,ARIZ       CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 500
        TIME - 1130                    N6660X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESCOTT MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD,P/N 1280203-2, FAILED IN THREADED AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6660X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6660X-1983-07-12), registration cancelled 1983-07-12, S/N 21057660 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prescott Muni

## Other investigations on N6660X (3)

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 LAX82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA201), May 29, 1982: Cessna 210A (N6660X), Davis Dam, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA73FTA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA08), May 22, 1973: Cessna 210 (N6660X), Ekalaka, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0363), May 17, 1969: Cessna 210 (N6660X), Douglas, AZ, 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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