# NTSB SEA77FTI22: Cessna 210D, N3964Y, W.Sulphur Spgs, MT, September 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1977
- Place: W.Sulphur Spgs, MT · W.SULPHUR SPGS, MT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTI22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2891  77/9/15    W.SULPHUR SPGS,MT   CESSNA 210D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 402
        TIME - 1305                    N3964Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - W.SULPHUR SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MT                 HELENA,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- DID NOT PUT GEAR HANDLE FULL DOWN.DID NOT CHECK LIGHTS OR VISUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3964Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3964Y-2013-06-04), registration cancelled 2013-06-04, S/N 21058464, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: W.Sulphur Springs

## 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 19770915028649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770915028649A), Sep 15, 1977: Cessna 210D, W.Sulphur Spgs, MT, Substantial damage. Did not put gear handle full down. Did not check lights or visual.

## Other investigations on N3964Y (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 DEN81FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA05), Feb 5, 1981: Cessna 210 (N3964Y), Billings, MT, 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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