# NTSB OAK68F0264: Cessna 210, N6551X, Forest Hill, CA, January 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1968
- Place: Forest Hill, CA · FOREST HILL, CA
- Location: 39.0053° N, 120.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foresthill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0053&lon=-120.8314&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0264

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0005   68/1/3    FOREST HILL,CALIF   CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1000
        TIME - 0830                    N6551X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKELETON BOX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6551X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6551X-1990-08-14), registration cancelled 1990-08-14, S/N 57551 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skeleton Box

## Other investigations on N6551X (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 DEN88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA018), Oct 24, 1987: Cessna 210 (N6551X), Greeley, CO, 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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