# Accident 19851107065129A: Cessna T210N, Doran, MN, November 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Doran, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1851° N, 96.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doran, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1851&lon=-96.4857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5106C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5106C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 265 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851107065129A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BIRD WITH THE LEFT WING DURING THE NIGHT FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY AT WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA.

## 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 CHI86LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA039), Nov 8, 1985: Cessna T210N (N5106C), Doran, MN, substantial damage

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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