# NTSB SEA76DYC55: Cessna T210L, N29176, Mcminnville, OR, June 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1976
- Place: Mcminnville, OR · MCMINNVILLE, OR
- Location: 45.2110° N, 123.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McMinnville, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2110&lon=-123.1918&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYC55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2332  76/6/12    MCMINNVILLE,OR      CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1155                    N29176              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 29, 606 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            315 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINNVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROUTDALE,OR                MCMINNVILLE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR DOORS JAMMED,CLOSED BY BIRD STRIKE-DMG TO LOWER NOSE COWLING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29176](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29176), registered now, S/N 21059828, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (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
- Airport: Mcminnville Muni

## 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 19760612016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760612016559A), Jun 12, 1976: Cessna T210L, Mcminnville, OR, Substantial damage. Nose gr doors jammed,closed by bird strike-dmg to lower nose cowling.

## Other investigations on N29176 (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 SEA78DYM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM35), May 23, 1978: Cessna 210 (N29176), Waldport, OR, 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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