# Accident 19820107000659A: Cessna 210, Helena, MT, January 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1982, 00:15 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.5308° N, 112.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5308&lon=-112.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9763X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9763X-1983-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,131 total, 55 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820107000659A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAIN WHILE EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. WAS APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET BELOW MOCA.

## 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 DEN82FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA016), Jan 7, 1982: Cessna 210 (N9763X), Helena, MT, destroyed, 2 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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