# NTSB FTW79FQG20: Cessna T210M, N761VV, Dimitt, TX, March 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1979
- Place: Dimitt, TX · DIMITT, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG20

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0932  79/3/14  NR.DIMITT,TX          CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2215                    N761VV              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 32, 3382 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          REPUBLIC OF MEXICO         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- CLANDESTINE OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761VV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761VV-2005-04-28), registration cancelled 2005-04-28, S/N 21062561, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- 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 19790314012569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314012569A), Mar 14, 1979: Cessna 210, Dimmitt, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot landed at night in remote area. Aircraft flipped inverted during roll out.

## Other investigations on N761VV (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 SEA85LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA205), Aug 30, 1985: Cessna T210-M (N761VV), Camano Island, WA, 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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