# NTSB DEN80FQA14: Cessna 210L, N5159V, Corona, NM, January 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1980
- Place: Corona, NM · CORONA, NM
- Location: 34.2501° N, 105.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2501&lon=-105.5970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FQA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA14

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1279  80/1/16  NR.CORONA,NM          CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2330                    N5159V              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     30, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TRANSPORTATION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.COLLIDED WITH PARKED TRAIN.STOLEN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5159V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5159V-1982-08-10), registration cancelled 1982-08-10, S/N 21060843 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800116000549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800116000549A), Jan 16, 1980: Cessna T210L, Corona, NM, Substantial damage. Made emergency landing on railroad berm. Believe airplane ran out of fuel. Pilot was carrying marijuana.

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.

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