# Accident 19740815025389A: Cessna T210L, Tunnel Mdws, CA, August 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Tunnel Mdws, CA
- Airport: Tunnel Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.3795° N, 118.2674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tunnel Meadows Airstrip, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3795&lon=-118.2674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59104, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59104-1991-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 605 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815025389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF WITH HEAVY FROST ON WINGS FROM SHORT STRIP 9100 FT MSL.

## 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 OAK75DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA13), Aug 15, 1974: Cessna 210 (N59104), Tunnel Mdws, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59104 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870615060709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870615060709A), Jun 15, 1987: Cessna T210L (N59104), Merced, CA, Substantial damage. Struck a fence and flipped over after fuel exhausted on approach. Numerous malfunctioning gauges and instruments.
- [Accident 19750914032189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914032189A), Sep 14, 1975: Cessna T210L (N59104), Las Vegas, AZ, Substantial damage. Collided with railroad signal light.

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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