# NTSB LAX69D0308: Cessna 210, N2362F, Yucca Valley, CA, April 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1969
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA · YUCCA VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.1142° N, 116.4322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yucca Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1142&lon=-116.4322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0308

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0804   69/4/4    YUCCA VALLEY,CAL    CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2252
        TIME - 1110                    N2362F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUCCA VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2362F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2362F-2021-03-11), registration cancelled 2021-03-11, S/N 21058562 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (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: Yucca Valley

## Other investigations on N2362F (1)

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 ERA19LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA239), Jul 30, 2019: Cessna 210 (N2362F), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper maintenance of the airplane’s landing gear system, which resulted in a hydraulic fluid leak and insufficient pressure to extend and lock the landing gear during the accident flight.

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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