# NTSB SEA80FTA02: Cessna 210, N3976Y, Billings, MT, October 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1979
- Place: Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FTA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FTA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2491  79/10/20 NR.BILLINGS,MT        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 1295
        TIME - 1130                    N3976Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BILLINGS,MT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM COUNTRY ROAD. L WG HIT POSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3976Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3976Y), registered now, S/N 210-58476 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791020027429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020027429A), Oct 20, 1979: Cessna 210, Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from gravel road. Left wing hit fence posts.

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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