# Accident 19730702035429A: Cessna 210H, Pleasant Lake, IN, July 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1973
- Place: Pleasant Lake, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.5743° N, 85.0125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pleasant Lake, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5743&lon=-85.0125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20EA-1973-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210J (registry code 2073440, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,539 total, 19 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730702035429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO SEVERE TSTM. L WG & TAIL SEPARATED. IMPACTED IN TRAILER PARK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI74AC001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC001), Jul 2, 1973: Cessna T210J (N20EA), Pleasant Lake, IN, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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