# Incident 19851018074729I: Cessna T210N, Arcata Eureka, CA, October 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Arcata Eureka, CA
- Airport: Arcata
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5472Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5472Y-1992-07-20) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018074729I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE CLAIM THAT AIRCRAFT OPERATED 2000 FEET BELOW ATC CLEARED ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N5472Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19900607019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607019519A), Jun 7, 1990: Cessna T210N (N5472Y), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Reported engine did not respond for power on final. Impacted short and slipped over. No mechanical problems found.
- [Incident 19820131033309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131033309I), Jan 31, 1982: Cessna T210N (N5472Y), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway into a snowbank.

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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