# NTSB NYC73FNC14: Cessna 210D, N3940Y, Oxford, ME, July 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1972
- Place: Oxford, ME · OXFORD, ME
- Location: 44.1449° N, 70.5239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1449&lon=-70.5239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2559  72/7/29    OXFORD,ME           CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 316
        TIME - 1430                    N3940Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIMBALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXFORD,ME                   BEVERLY,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT STUMP PAST END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3940Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940Y-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 21058440, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kimball

## Other investigations on N3940Y (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 NYC67F0436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0436), Dec 17, 1966: Cessna 210 (N3940Y), Newburyport, MA, 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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