# Accident 19781015032182A: Cessna 210H, Rocky Mt, NC, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Rocky Mt, NC
- Airport: Rocky Mt Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5957F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5957F-2010-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (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: 10,500 total, 1,525 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032182A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N16490, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19781015032181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032181A)

## 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 IAD79FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ01), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 210H (N5957F), Rocky Mt, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5957F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071220829279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071220829279A), Dec 20, 2007: Cessna 210H (N5957F), Medford, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) During a night approach the pilot attempted landing with inoperative runway lighting. The aircraft landed to the right of runway 17, rolled approximately…

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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