# Accident 19800815036339A: Cessna T210M, Truckee, CA, August 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1980, 21:16 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6443B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 0 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815036339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE DESCENDING FOR A NIGHT LANDING.

## 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 LAX80FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA135), Aug 15, 1980: Cessna T210 (N6443B), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 4 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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