# Accident 19770705020739A: Cessna 210E, Sandy Creek, NY, July 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1977
- Place: Sandy Creek, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.6434° N, 76.0863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy Creek, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6434&lon=-76.0863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731CJ-1977-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 845 total, 299 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770705020739A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE MIGHT HAVE AVOIDED DAMAGE IF HE SELECTED ANOTHER LANDING AREA.

## 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 NYC77FFA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA29), Jul 5, 1977: Cessna 210 (N731CJ), Sandy Creek, NY, destroyed

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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