# NTSB LAX70AL072: Cessna 210D, N3788Y, Window Rock, AZ, June 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1970
- Place: Window Rock, AZ · WINDOW ROCK, AZ
- Location: 35.6705° N, 109.0630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Window Rock, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6705&lon=-109.0630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70AL072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0754  70/6/11    WINDOW ROCK,ARIZ    CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 560
        TIME - 1000                    N3788Y              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDOW ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ              WINDOW ROCK,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- AIRAD STATED PAVED RNWY CLOSED,USE DIRT STRIP ONLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3788Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3788Y-2017-11-22), registration cancelled 2017-11-22, S/N 21058288, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- 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: Window Rock

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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