# NTSB LAX76DUG22: Cessna 210E, N4908U, 29 Palms, CA, December 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1975
- Place: 29 Palms, CA · 29 PALMS, CA
- Location: 34.1356° N, 116.0542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twentynine Palms, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1356&lon=-116.0542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4062   75/12/4 NR.29 PALMS,CA        CESSNA 210E         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4908U              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOCATED IN REMOTE DESERT AREA. INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4908U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4908U-1976-02-10), registration cancelled 1976-02-10, S/N 21058608 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19751204040089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751204040089A), Dec 4, 1975: Cessna 210E, 29 Palms, CA, Destroyed. Located in remote desert area. Inj index presumed.

## Other investigations on N4908U (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 DEN66D0218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0218), Feb 10, 1966: Cessna 210E (N4908U), Roswel, NM, 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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