# Accident 19810202002609A: Cessna T210N, Quincy, CA, February 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1981, 20:57 local time
- Place: Quincy, CA
- Airport: Ganser
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9310° N, 120.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9310&lon=-120.9549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5460A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460A-1982-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 18 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002609A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT TAKEOFF IN DENSE GROUND FOG. FLEW INTO SIDE OF UNLIGHTED HILL IN NON-STANDARD AIRPORT PATTERN.

## 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 LAX81FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA043), Feb 2, 1981: Cessna T210 (N5460A), Quincy, CA, 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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