# Incident 19860228036079I: Cessna T210N, Van Nuys, CA, February 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1986, 19:56 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37AA) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19860228036079I

## Narrative

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

NON IFR PILOT OBTAINED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE AFTER DARK. LOST VISUAL CONTACT. ATC ASSIST TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N37AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810123010099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123010099I), Jan 23, 1981: Cessna 210 (N37AA), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. No failed parts found.

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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