# NTSB DEN80DQD04: Cessna 210, N761JE, Animas, NM, December 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1979
- Place: Animas, NM · ANIMAS, NM
- Location: 31.9449° N, 108.8065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Animas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9449&lon=-108.8065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DQD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3856  79/12/22   ANIMAS,NM           CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 434
        TIME - 1030                    N761JE              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.OFF A/P OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761JE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761JE-2002-10-29), registration cancelled 2002-10-29, S/N 21062287, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791222037299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222037299A), Dec 22, 1979: Cessna 210, Animas, NM, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on road in gusty crosswind. Acft wing lifted by gust. Veered off roadway into fence.

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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