# Accident 19790422022259A: Cessna T210M, Tahoe City, CA, April 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1979, 14:33 local time
- Place: Tahoe City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1721° N, 120.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoe City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1721&lon=-120.1388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6721B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6721B-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422022259A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON IFR FLIGHT INTO AREA OF HEAVY SNOW, STRONG WINDS, ICING. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. WING SEPARATED.

## 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 OAK79FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA025), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna T210M (N6721B), Tahoe City, CA, destroyed, 2 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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