# NTSB OAK75FVD19: Cessna 210, N29260, Hoopa, CA, September 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1974
- Place: Hoopa, CA · HOOPA, CA
- Location: 41.0796° N, 123.6977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoopa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0796&lon=-123.6977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2837  74/9/29    HOOPA,CALIF         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5377
        TIME - 1000                    N29260              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 472 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CALIF                HOOPA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RUNWAY LIGHTED WITH FLARES & HEAD LTS OF CAR AT END OF RWY. GR HIT CAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29260](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29260-1974-11-12), registration cancelled 1974-11-12, S/N 21059847 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hoopa

## 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 19740929032599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929032599A), Sep 29, 1974: Cessna 210L, Hoopa, CA, Destroyed. Runway lighted with flares & head lts of car at end of rwy. Gr hit car.

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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