# Incident 19790128003059I: Cessna 210M, Festus, MO, January 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1979, 18:48 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2192° N, 90.4098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Festus, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2192&lon=-90.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 25 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/19790128003059I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPROACHING LIGHTED AIRPORT AT NIGHT. ALTITUDE TOO LOW, STRUCK STATIC WIRES BETWEN HIGH VOLTAGE TOWERS.

## Other reports on N761AG (1)

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

- [Accident 19940119000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940119000709A), Jan 19, 1994: Cessna 210M (N761AG), Festus, MO, Substantial damage. Tried to land on ice covered runway in strong crosswind. Was pushed sideways by the wind and collided with snowbank

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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