# NTSB FTW71DRA12: Cessna 177, N3210T, Cleveland, TX, August 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1970
- Place: Cleveland, TX · CLEVELAND, TX
- Location: 30.3382° N, 95.0903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3382&lon=-95.0903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3279   70/8/5    CLEVELAND,TEX       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 14, 0
        TIME - 1000                    N3210T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,TEX              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- STOLE ACFT,FLEW APRXLY 45 MINS,CRASH LANDED BACK ON ARPT OF DEPARTURE. CO-PLT WAS 16 YRS OLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3210T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3210T-1976-05-20), registration cancelled 1976-05-20, S/N 17700510 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cleveland

## Other investigations on N3210T (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 IAD76DKM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM04), Jul 24, 1975: Cessna 177 (N3210T), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage

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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