# Accident 19781215044939A: Cessna 210H, Irvine, CA, December 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1978
- Place: Irvine, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.6695° N, 117.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irvine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6695&lon=-117.8231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777CT-1982-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215044939A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HIT MICROWAVE TOWER DURING DESCENT TOWARDS TRAFFIC PATTERN.

## 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 LAX79FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA017), Dec 15, 1978: Cessna 210L (N777CT), Irvine, CA, destroyed, 1 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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