19790111001049I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Billings, MT · January 11, 1979

Date: January 11, 1979
Place: Billings, MT
Airport: Logan International
Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N61170
Reported as: Cessna T210L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N61170Registered now · Cessna T210LS/N 21060602 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna T210L Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft taxied into a storm drain hidden by buildup of snow around it. Not on the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A STORM DRAIN HIDDEN BY BUILDUP OF SNOW AROUND IT. NOT ON THE TAXIWAY.

Other reports on N61170 · 1

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

Incident 19791212047239IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Salt Lake City, UTAfter takeoff, engine ran rough and quit. Landed safely. Possible water contamination in fuel.Dec 12, 1979