# Accident 19780616013959A: Cessna 210H, Santa Rosa, CA, June 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1978
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sanoma County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8256M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8256M-2009-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210K (registry code 2073447, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 607 total, 77 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616013959A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LDG IN DENSE BRUSH.

## 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 OAK78FVD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD39), Jun 16, 1978: Cessna T210 (N8256M), Santa Rosa, CA, 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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