# Accident 19790908036579A: Cessna 210, Highlands, NC, September 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1979
- Place: Highlands, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0538° N, 83.1976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Highlands, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0538&lon=-83.1976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6916R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6916R-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210H (registry code 2073438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 21,700 total, 1,389 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/19790908036579A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT FLEW VFR INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. PILOT AND AIRPLANE IFR CAPABILITY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6916R (1)

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

- [Accident 19761214036969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761214036969A), Dec 14, 1976: Cessna T210H (N6916R), PA, Substantial damage

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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