# Accident 19810813049451A: Cessna 210D, Zanesville, OH, August 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1981, 11:10 local time
- Place: Zanesville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9570° N, 82.0120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zanesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9570&lon=-82.0120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3970Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970Y-2025-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,312 total, 796 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049451A

## Narrative

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

SAW N6172C OFF RIGHT SIDE. TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AT LAST MINUTE. STRUCK RIGHT WING AND RUDDER OF SAID AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6172C, Cessna T210N: [Accident 19810813049452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049452A)

## 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 CHI81FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA087), Aug 13, 1981: Cessna 210D (N3970Y), Zanesville, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3970Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19900628040069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628040069I), Jun 28, 1990: Cessna 210D (N3970Y), Bogalusa, LA. Engine malfunction. Precautionary landing. Found exhaust valve guide on NR3 cylinder had malfunctioned.

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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