# NTSB LAX78DUJ52: Cessna 210, N93032, Wilcox, AZ, May 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1978
- Place: Wilcox, AZ · WILCOX, AZ
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2081   78/5/6  NR.WILCOX,AZ          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N93032              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 29, 2337 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TX               TUCSON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N93032 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cochise County

## 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 19780506023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780506023219A), May 6, 1978: Cessna T210L, Wilcox, AZ, 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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