# Accident 19850312038569A: Cessna T210R, Eli, NE, March 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1985
- Place: Eli, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9436° N, 101.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eli, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9436&lon=-101.4913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6101U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6101U-1985-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210R (registry code 2073459, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 24 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850312038569A

## Narrative

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

RUDDER AND CABIN DOOR WINDOW FOUND 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAIN WRECKAGE. TURBULENCE AND ICING FORECASTED IN ACCIDENT AREA

## 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 MKC85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA070), Mar 12, 1985: Cessna T210R (N6101U), Eli, NE, 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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