# Accident 19790403006369A: Cessna T210L, Grand Rapids, MI, April 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1979, 12:07 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59132, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59132-2017-02-16) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 30 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403006369A

## Narrative

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

PARKING BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE ON AFTER LANDING. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO RUTS IN SOD, NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI79FEM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM18), Apr 3, 1979: Cessna T210L (N59132), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59132 (2)

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

- [Accident 20021120032789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021120032789A), Nov 20, 2002: Cessna T210L (N59132), Williams, AZ, Destroyed. (.19) On November 20, 2002, about 1610 mountain standard time, a Cessna T210L, N59132, made a precautionary off airport landing near Williams, Arizona, after…
- [Incident 19920710032359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920710032359I), Jul 10, 1992: Cessna T210L (N59132), Bellingham, WA, Minor damage. Pilot landed with excessive speed. Aircraft bounced and nose gear broke off.

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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