# NTSB LAX82DA201: Cessna 210A, N6660X, Davis Dam, AZ, May 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 28, 1982, 17:30 local (May 29, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Davis Dam, AZ
- Location: 35.1800° N, 114.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis Dam, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1800&lon=-114.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA201
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70416/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA201

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition - performed, driver of vehicle (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - loose gravel/sandy (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE CROSSING OVER RWY 31 THRESHOLD A PICKUP TRUCK ENTERED THE RWY ENVIRONMENT TRAVELING IN A NW DIRECTION. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO FLY OVER THE TRUCK WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDING FULL POWER. THE ENG DID NOT DEVELOP FULL RPM UNTIL THE ACFT WAS NEAR THE END OF THE RWY & THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY COMING TO REST AT THE WATER'S EDGE IN A SMALL COVE ABOUT 500 FT NORTH OF THE RWY BOUNDARY. A PLT WITNESS ESTIMATED THE WIND TO BE FROM THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 15-20 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6660X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6660X-1983-07-12), registration cancelled 1983-07-12, S/N 21057660 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 210-57660
- Airframe hours: 1881
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470E 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert A. Mcfarland
- Registered owner: Robert A. Mcfarland
- Departed: LHU, LAKE HAVASU, AZ
- Destination: NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV
- Airport: P53, Cottonwood Landing, runway 31, 2,600 × 165 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 629 total, 161 in this make and model, 583 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F

## 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 19820528021989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528021989A), May 28, 1982: Cessna 210A, Davis Dam, AZ, Destroyed. As aircraft was landing,a pick-up truck pulled on runway. In attempt to go-around,aircraft crashed off end runway.

## Other investigations on N6660X (3)

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 SEA73FTA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA08), May 22, 1973: Cessna 210 (N6660X), Ekalaka, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0363), May 17, 1969: Cessna 210 (N6660X), Douglas, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67F0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0283), Feb 3, 1967: Cessna 210A (N6660X), Prescott, 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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