# Accident 19790918024279A: Cessna 210, Wichita, KS, September 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1979, 12:10 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Copeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732PY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732PY-2008-09-03) (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 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 399 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918024279A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO DITCH. MADE DOWNWIND LANDING, ACCORDING TO WEATHER REPORT.

## 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 MKC79DCQ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ45), Sep 18, 1979: Cessna 210 (N732PY), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N732PY (1)

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

- [Incident 20040202002659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040202002659I), Feb 2, 2004: Cessna 210M (N732PY), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 30L without clearance while runway was closed for snow removal. However, the aircraft had lost its electrical system and was…

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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