# Accident 19791121037129A: Cessna T210M, Yakima, WA, November 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1979, 22:26 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321TT-2014-09-29) (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: 568 total, 118 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121037129A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ON IFR AT NIGHT, RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING DESTINATION. IMPACTED GROUND ON AN UPSLOPE IN HILLY TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA80FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA007), Nov 21, 1979: Cessna T210M (N321TT), Yakima, WA, substantial damage, 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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