# NTSB LAX80DVM18: Cessna 210, N3386S, Tres Pinos, CA, March 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1980
- Place: Tres Pinos, CA · TRES PINOS, CA
- Location: 36.7904° N, 121.3106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tres Pinos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7904&lon=-121.3106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0398   80/3/9    TRES PINOS,CA.      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 3950
        TIME - 1810                    N3386S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALTINAS,CA.                TRES PINOS,CA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN PASTURE ADJ TO RWY TO AVOID HORSE ON RWY.COLLIDED WITH RWY DRAG IN GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3386S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Ranch

## 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 19800309006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309006049A), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 210, Tres Pinos, CA, Substantial damage. Runway blocked by livestock. Landed in pasture. Hit farm equipment hidden by tall grass.

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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