# Accident 19780508032809A: Cessna 210H, Belle Union, IN, May 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Belle Union, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.5731° N, 86.7061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Union, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5731&lon=-86.7061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732TC) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 458 total, 142 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508032809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL ACFT DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI78FEX15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX15), May 8, 1978: Cessna T210M (N732TC), Belle Union, IN, substantial damage

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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