# NTSB MKC66F0522: Cessna 210D, N3955Y, West Fork, MO, March 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1966
- Place: West Fork, MO · WEST FORK, MO
- Location: 37.4917° N, 91.1090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Fork, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4917&lon=-91.1090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0522
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0522

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2184  66/3/24    WEST FORK MO        CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2030
        TIME - 1005                    N3955Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 456 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST FORK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK GRAVEL PILE AT END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3955Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3955Y-1991-03-19), registration cancelled 1991-03-19, S/N 21058455 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Fork

## Other investigations on N3955Y (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 CHI90DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV01), Dec 10, 1989: Cessna 210D (N3955Y), Jerseyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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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