# Accident 20250827011989A: Cessna 210D, Kearney, NE, August 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2025, 20:57 local time
- Place: Kearney, NE
- Airport: Kearney Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8175° N, 98.9939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8175&lon=-98.9939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3806Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3806Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 23,773 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250827011989A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WITH TWO PILOTS ON BOARD. THE WEATHER REPORTING STATION 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). THE FLIGHT DIVERTED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION TO AN AIRFIELD WITH A PUBLISHED INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW INSTRUMENT APPROACH MINIMA WITH A RIGHT ROLL AND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE AND HIGH VELOCITY. IMPACT AREA WAS A MATURE CORN FIELD WITH UPSLOPING TERRAIN. THE DAMAGED CORN AT THE IMPACT AREA INDICATED A 20° NOSE LOW, 25° RIGHT ROLL ATTITUDE. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS ON A HEADING OF 240°, APPROXIMATELY 154FT LONG AND 23FT AT THE WIDEST POINT. THE MAIN WRECKAGE CAME TO REST AT A HEADING OF 330°.

## 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 CEN25FA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA348), Aug 28, 2025: Cessna 210D (N3806Y), Kearney, NE, substantial damage, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N3806Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20020207008509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020207008509I), Feb 7, 2002: Cessna 210D (N3806Y), Kearney, NE, Minor damage. (-23) On February 7, 2002, at approximately 2305C, N3806Y, a Cessna 210-D experienced a nose gear retracted landing at the Kearney Municipal Airport, Kearney,…
- [Accident 19731026036459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026036459A), Oct 26, 1973: Cessna 210D (N3806Y), W Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Plt expd difficulty rcvg twr for ldg clnc.

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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