# Accident 19790102000129A: Cessna T210L, Death Valley, CA, January 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Airport: Death Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N93368, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93368-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 37 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVW07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO ROUGH SAND AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 OAK79DVW07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW07), Jan 2, 1979: Cessna T210 (N93368), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93368 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850315018669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315018669I), Mar 15, 1985: Cessna T210L (N93368), Vancouver, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck fire hydrant during taxi.
- [Accident 19800509012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509012899A), May 9, 1980: Cessna T210L (N93368), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Made wheels-up landing. Found defect in gear hydraulic system.

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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