# Accident 19790901028519A: Cessna P210N, Intracoastal Ci, LA, September 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6531P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6531P-1982-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 286 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901028519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL ON NIGHT OVER-WATER FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT SANK AFTER DITCHING.

## 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 FTW79DA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA104), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna T210P (N6531P), Intercoastal, LA, destroyed, 1 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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