# NTSB LAX86LA357: Cessna 210N, N5340U, Douglas, AZ, September 26, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 26, 1986, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Douglas, AZ
- Coordinates: 31.539394, -109.460815 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5394&lon=-109.4608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/800) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX86LA357
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25265/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA357

## Sequence of events

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

- Miscellaneous/other, other
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - performed, pilot in command
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - separation

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS FOUND ABANDONED 25 MILES WEST OF DOUGLAS, ARIZONA. A LANDING WAS MADE ON A DIRT ROAD WHERE THE ACFT CONTACTED A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. THE ACFT WAS REPORTED STOLEN AND THE PLT WAS NOT LOCATED. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE, TRACES OF ILLEGAL CONTRABAND WERE FOUND IN THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5340U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5340U-1993-09-17), registration cancelled 1993-09-17, S/N 21064872 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21064873
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ateve Ceballes
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19860926048049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926048049A), Sep 26, 1986: Cessna T210N, Douglas, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft was found abandoned after landing on a dirt road. Pilot was not found. Traces of contraband in aircraft.

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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