# Accident 19790118001079A: Cessna T210K, Columbia, MO, January 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1979, 20:47 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8091M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8091M-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210K (registry code 2073447, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,239 total, 750 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790118001079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A NIGHT LANDING ON AN ICY RUNWAY WITH GUSTY WIND.

## 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 MKC79DCG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG21), Jan 18, 1979: Cessna T210K (N8091M), Columbia, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8091M (1)

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

- [Incident 19790113001849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790113001849I), Jan 13, 1979: Cessna T210K (N8091M), Columbia, MO. Pilot declared emergency due to alternator failure. The alternator belt had broken.

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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