# Accident 19780405019799A: Cessna 210H, Great Inagua, FL, April 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1978
- Place: Great Inagua, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N761EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761EM-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405019799A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED DITCHING 15MI S OF GREAT INAGUA.ACFT NOT FOUND.ACFT & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

## 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 MIA78DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA082), Apr 5, 1978: Cessna T210 (N761EM), Great Inagua, Burkina Faso, destroyed, 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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