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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Sidney, NE · April 7, 1980

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Date: April 7, 1980 · 21:12 local
Place: Sidney, NE
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N21205
Reported as: Cessna 210L
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 880 total54 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N21205Registered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18261485 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot continued into IFR weather with faulty altimeter. Crashed during snow storm at night.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CONTINUED INTO IFR WEATHER WITH FAULTY ALTIMETER. CRASHED DURING SNOW STORM AT NIGHT.