# Accident 19850407010809A: Cessna 210L, Muncie, IN, April 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1901° N, 85.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1901&lon=-85.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35592 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 221 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850407010809A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AN AREA OF SNOW SQUALLS, ICING AND TURBULENCE. SUSTAINED AN INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE.

## 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 CHI85FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA157), Apr 7, 1985: Cessna 210L (N35592), Muncie, IN, destroyed, 4 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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