# Accident 19781029034799A: Cessna 210H, Groveland, CA, October 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Groveland, CA
- Airport: Pine Mountain Lk
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.8615° N, 120.1782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Pine Mountain Lake Airport (E45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8615&lon=-120.1782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210CC-1981-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 220 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029034799A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED NEAR EDGE OF LARGE CANYON ON DARK NIGHT WITH NO MOON,LIGHOKE IN AREA.

## 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 OAK79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA006), Oct 29, 1978: Cessna T210G (N210CC), Groveland, CA, 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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