# NTSB FTW79DPJ10: Cessna 210C, N3678Y, Seiling, OK, March 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1979
- Place: Seiling, OK · SEILING, OK
- Location: 36.1447° N, 98.9254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seiling, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1447&lon=-98.9254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2188  79/3/30    SEILING,OK          CESSNA 210C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 444
        TIME - 2030                    N3678Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEILING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALTUS,OK                    SEILING,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDE W PWR LINE DRG NGT LNDG APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3678Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3678Y), registered now, S/N 21058178, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- Registry model: [Cessna 210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (registry code 2073412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seiling

## 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 19790330022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330022369A), Mar 30, 1979: Cessna 210C, Seiling, OK, Substantial damage. Struck wires approaching airport. Landed at airport. Factors; dark night, flying at unsafe altitude.

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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