# NTSB LAX80FA135: Cessna T210, N6443B, Truckee, CA, August 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1980
- Place: Truckee, CA · TRUCKEE, CA
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2831  80/8/15  NR.TRUCKEE,CA         CESSNA T210         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 491
        TIME - 2116                    N6443B              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CA                 TRUCKEE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- ENROUTE,ATC PROVIDED VFR ADZYS/FLT FLWG AT NGT,OVR MTNS,SUGGESTED DSCNT FM 11500FT.IMPACTED 8300FT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6443B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800815036339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815036339A), Aug 15, 1980: Cessna T210M, Truckee, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot flew into mountainous terrain while descending for a night landing.

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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