# Accident 19881106066839A: Cessna 210K, Anacortes, WA, November 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1988, 17:25 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Anacortes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HUFA
- Location: 48.4593° N, 122.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4593&lon=-122.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9495M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9495M-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881106066839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN SEVERE CROSSWIND. MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGED ELEVATOR SPAR INDICATES HARD LANDING. NO GEAR DEFECTS.

## 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 SEA89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA017), Nov 7, 1988: Cessna 210K (N9495M), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9495M (2)

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

- [Incident 19920831038399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920831038399I), Aug 31, 1992: Cessna 210K (N9495M), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Pilot was distracted by traffic and forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19820831053839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831053839I), Aug 31, 1982: Cessna 210K (N9495M), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up while landing gear doors were extended. Emergency extension system functioned normally.

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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