# Accident 19791014043119A: Cessna T210N, Gunnison, CO, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 20:35 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7618N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7618N-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014043119A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT REPORTED AT FL210 IN CLOUDS WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. OXYGEN BOTTLES EMPTY.

## 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 DEN80FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA003), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna T210N (N7618N), Gunnison, CO, destroyed, 8 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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