- Date
- July 31, 1974
- Place
- Wahpeton, MN · WAHPETON, MN
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3858YCessna 210D
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740731027839A
- Case key
- 136664
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2968 74/7/31 WAHPETON,MINN CESSNA 210D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 345 TIME - 1030 N3858Y PX- 0 0 7 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENNETT,COLO WAHPETON,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE.ATTN DIVERTED TO FARM TRACTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3858Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3858YRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Cessna 210DAirframe modelCessna 210DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.