# Incident 19790111001049I: Cessna T210L, Billings, MT, January 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1979
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61170, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111001049I

## Narrative

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

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 19791212047239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212047239I), Dec 12, 1979: Cessna 210 (N61170), Salt Lake City, UT. After takeoff, engine ran rough and quit. Landed safely. Possible water contamination in fuel.

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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