# Accident 19810112000459A: Cessna T210N, Goddard, KS, January 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Goddard, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6642° N, 97.5576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goddard, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6642&lon=-97.5576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5260Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 699 total, 20 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112000459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCENT TOO LOW AT NIGHT DURING SIMULATED EMERGENCY 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 MKC81FCQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ08), Jan 12, 1981: Cessna T210 (N5260Y), Goddard, KS, substantial damage

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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