# Accident 19780109017559A: Cessna 210H, Ithaca, NY, January 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1978
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins Co Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8230M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8230M-2019-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,133 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780109017559A

## Narrative

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

HAD ARPT IN SIGHT.

## 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 NYC78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA022), Jan 9, 1978: Cessna 210K (N8230M), Ithaca, NY, substantial damage, 2 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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