# Accident 19740731027839A: Cessna 210D, Wahpeton, ND, July 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Wahpeton, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 46.2721° N, 96.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wahpeton, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2721&lon=-96.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3858Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3858Y-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 25 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FTG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731027839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT PWR LINE.ATTN DIVERTED TO FARM TRACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC75FTG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTG09), Jul 31, 1974: Cessna 210D (N3858Y), Wahpeton, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3858Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800616054519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616054519I), Jun 16, 1980: Cessna 210D (N3858Y), Henderson, NE, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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