# Incident 19810108005769I: Cessna P210N, Hutchinson, KS, January 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1981, 18:15 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0642° N, 97.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0642&lon=-97.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731HP-2014-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810108005769I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEVEL AT 2500 FEET WHEN STRUCK BY TWO BIRDS.

## Other reports on N731HP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930430011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930430011489A), Apr 30, 1993: Cessna P210N (N731HP), Oakland, CA, Destroyed. Purchased plane with metal in oil screen. Advised not to fly until fixed. Ignored. Crankshaft failed 22HR later.
- [Accident 19831016054619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831016054619A), Oct 16, 1983: Cessna P210N (N731HP), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. Gauges went to zero near destination. Engine then quit. Landed gear up in a rough field. Fuel tanks were empty.

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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