# Accident 19800406008589A: Cessna T210L, Pocatello, ID, April 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1980, 14:50 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8713° N, 112.4455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocatello, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8713&lon=-112.4455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260DW-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 278 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406008589A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE IN CLOUDS. AIRFRAME OVER-LOAD FAILURE. VFR NOT ADVISED.

## 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 SEA80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA024), Apr 6, 1980: Cessna T210L (N260DW), Pocatello, 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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