# Accident 19940330007269A: Cessna 210D, Cobalt, ID, March 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1994, 07:45 local time
- Place: Cobalt, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0930° N, 114.2317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cobalt, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0930&lon=-114.2317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3820Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3820Y-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940330007269A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN SHORT FROSTY GRASS STRIP ON LANDING. STOPPED IN A CREEK. BRAKING NIL. RISING TERRAIN PRECLUDED GO AROUND.

## 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 SEA94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA093), Mar 30, 1994: Cessna 210D (N3820Y), Cobalt, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WET RUNWAY AND RISING TERRAIN THAT PRECLUDED A GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N3820Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19890521027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521027139I), May 21, 1989: Cessna 210D (N3820Y), Big Creek, ID, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff. Ground looped at end of runway. More short field procedures training planned.

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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