# Accident 19761027036029A: Cessna 210H, Challis, ID, October 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1976
- Place: Challis, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.5058° N, 114.2283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Challis, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5058&lon=-114.2283&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 210H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,073 total, 946 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761027036029A

## Narrative

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

LND IN FLD DUE FUEL CONTAMINATION. DRAINED SUMPS & TOOK OFF.

## 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 SEA77DYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA07), Oct 27, 1976: Cessna T210K (N8231M), Challis, ID, 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 19760402009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760402009769A), Apr 2, 1976: Cessna T210K (N8231M), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. R gr down lock failed.
- [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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