# NTSB UNK65X0544: Cessna 210, N9616X, Santa Monica, CA, November 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1964
- Place: Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0544
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0544

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3395   64/11/3   SANTA MONIC CALIF   CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 650
        TIME - 1200                    N9616X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9616X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9616X), registered now, S/N 21057916, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Monica

## Other investigations on N9616X (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 LAX94LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA195), Apr 10, 1994: Cessna 210B (N9616X), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

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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