# NTSB CHI76FEA29: Cessna 210J, N3396S, Anderson, IN, March 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1976
- Place: Anderson, IN · ANDERSON, IN
- Location: 40.1053° N, 85.6803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1053&lon=-85.6803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0380  76/3/12    ANDERSON,IN         CESSNA 210J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2004
        TIME - 2345                    N3396S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1778 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDERSON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BEND,IN               ANDERSON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 40K.NOSE GR SVRD BY TAXIWAY LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3396S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3396S-2000-11-03), registration cancelled 2000-11-03, S/N 21059196 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Registry model: [Cessna 210J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (registry code 2073439) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anderson Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760312005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760312005479A), Mar 12, 1976: Cessna 210J, Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 40K.nose gr svrd by taxiway light.

## Other investigations on N3396S (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 CHI00FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA171), Jun 25, 2000: Cessna 210J (N3396S), Sumner, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the terrain after flight into adverse weather. Contributing factors were the thunderstorms and lack of instrument certification by the pilot.

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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