# NTSB SEA79DYA24: Cessna T210, N73HK, Forney, ID, August 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1979
- Place: Forney, ID · FORNEY, ID
- Location: 44.9996° N, 114.3356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forney, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9996&lon=-114.3356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2380  79/8/18  NR.FORNEY,ID          CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N73HK               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 3854 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            515 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING B RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IDAHO FALLS,ID             FORNEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73HK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying B 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 19790818022029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818022029A), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna 210, Flying B Ranch, ID, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast on short runway. Intentionally ground looped to avoid going off end of runway.

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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