# Incident 19790401013739I: Cessna 210M, Winter Haven, FL, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 02:15 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Gilbert Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761MC-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401013739I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON UNKNOWN, UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT LANDED GEAR UP

## Other reports on N761MC (1)

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

- [Accident 19850511016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511016489A), May 11, 1985: Cessna 210M (N761MC), Morrisville, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft was seen at low altitude when the engine failed. Suspect clogged fuel line. Suspect airplane stalled.

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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