# NTSB LAX73DUG36: Cessna 210D, N3844Y, Big Bear, CA, February 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1973
- Place: Big Bear, CA · BIG BEAR, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0334  73/2/17    BIG BEAR,CALIF      CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 430
        TIME - 0730                    N3844Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            BIG BEAR,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED HALFWAY DOWN RNWY.SKIDDED.OVERRAN RNWY.HIT SNOW BANK AND OVERTURNED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3844Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3844Y), registered now, S/N 21058344, 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: Big Bear City

## 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 19730217003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730217003079A), Feb 17, 1973: Cessna 210D, Big Bear, CA, Substantial damage. Acft touched halfway down rnwy. Skidded.overran rnwy. Hit snow bank and overturned

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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