# Accident 19781102040189A: Cessna 210H, Toutle, WA, November 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1978
- Place: Toutle, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.3248° N, 122.7365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toutle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3248&lon=-122.7365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3686P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3686P-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 45 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102040189A

## Narrative

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

VFR ON TOP.FLEW INTO CLOUD LAYER.GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.

## 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 SEA79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA009), Nov 2, 1978: Cessna P210 (N3686P), Toutle, WA, destroyed, 3 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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