# NTSB NYC78FHJ20: Cessna T210M, N761RM, Mattituck, NY, August 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1978
- Place: Mattituck, NY · MATTITUCK, NY
- Location: 41.0049° N, 72.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattituck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0049&lon=-72.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3578   78/8/5    MATTITUCK,NY        CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 920
        TIME - 1150                    N761RM              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTITUCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MATTITUCK,NY                QUEBEC,CANADA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- TRIM SET AT TKOF TRIANGLE. ELEV TRIM TAB SET 10 DEG UP PER CESSNA SERVICE MAN, PWR SLOWLY RETARDED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N761RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mattituck

## 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 19780805037799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805037799A), Aug 5, 1978: Cessna 210H, Mattituck, NY, Substantial damage. Trim set at tkof triangle. Elev trim tab set 10 deg up per cessnavice man, pwr slowly retarded

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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