# Accident 19791207035649A: Cessna 210, Malad City, ID, December 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1979, 18:50 local time
- Place: Malad City, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1899° N, 112.2497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malad City, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1899&lon=-112.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9524T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9524T-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791207035649A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF DENSE FOG AT NIGHT FOLLOWING HIGHWAY LIGHTS. LOST HIWY & LOST CONTROL OF ACFT.

## 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 SEA80FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA010), Dec 7, 1979: Cessna 210 (N9524T), Malad City, ID, 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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