# Accident 19760402009769A: Cessna T210K, Grass Valley, CA, April 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1976
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.2241° N, 121.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEVADA COUNTY (GOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2241&lon=-121.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8231M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8231M-1978-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210K (registry code 2073447, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,027 total, 900 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760402009769A

## Narrative

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

R GR DOWN LOCK FAILED.

## 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 OAK76FVG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG65), Apr 2, 1976: Cessna T210 (N8231M), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8231M (3)

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

- [Accident 19771030035029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030035029A), Oct 30, 1977: Cessna T210K (N8231M), Willows, CA, Destroyed. Loaded with marijuana. Plt unknown. Acft reportedly stolen.
- [Accident 19761027036029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761027036029A), Oct 27, 1976: Cessna 210H (N8231M), Challis, ID, Substantial damage. Lnd in fld due fuel contamination. Drained sumps & took off.
- [Accident 19730904028749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904028749A), Sep 4, 1973: Cessna T210K (N8231M), Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. T/d at midpt of 2200FT rwy. Drop off at end.

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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