# NTSB LAX78DUJ23: Cessna 210L, N732BW, Flagstaff, AZ, January 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1978
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0655  78/1/21    FLAGSTAFF,AZ        CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 2067
        TIME - 1200                    N732BW              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGSTAFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  FLAGSTAFF,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK HOOK ASSY,P/N 1241111-200,SHOWED EVIDENCE OF FAILURE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732BW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732BW-2003-06-26), registration cancelled 2003-06-26, S/N 21061396, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flagstaff

## 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 19780121002969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121002969A), Jan 21, 1978: Cessna 210H, Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Left main gear downlock hook assy,p/n 1241111-200,showed evidencefailure prior to accident.

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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