# NTSB SEA74DVG12: Cessna 210C, N3968Y, Spokane, WA, August 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1973
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DVG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DVG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3740  73/8/16    SPOKANE,WASH        CESSNA 210C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 13320
        TIME - 1615                    N3968Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SALMO,BC,CAN                SPOKANE,WASH                 CASALGAR,BC,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R GR HINGE BRACKET FAILED DRG GR RETRACTION.PAX REMOVED GR ENRTE.LNDD WITH NOSE & L GR DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3968Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3968Y), registered now, S/N 21058468, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- 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: Felts

## 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 19730816026109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816026109A), Aug 16, 1973: Cessna 210D, Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. R gr hinge bracket failed drg gr retraction. Pax removed gr enrte. Lndd with nose & l gr down.

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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