# NTSB NYC68F0489: Cessna 210-5, N8435Z, Westboro, MA, May 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1968
- Place: Westboro, MA · WESTBORO, MA
- Location: 42.2674° N, 71.6175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westborough, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2674&lon=-71.6175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0489

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1367   68/5/5    WESTBORO,MASS       CESSNA 210-5        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N8435Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- STRUCK STONE WALL. BRAKE PUCKS IN BOTH MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES BADLY WORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8435Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westboro

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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