# Accident 19810131002319A: Cessna 210, Laurens, IA, January 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1981, 19:59 local time
- Place: Laurens, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8475° N, 94.8479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurens, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8475&lon=-94.8479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N972JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972JT-1983-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210J (registry code 2073440, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131002319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES DURING LOW-LEVEL OPERATION IN SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

## 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 MKC81FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA016), Jan 31, 1981: Cessna T210 (N972JT), Laurens, IA, 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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