# NTSB MIA80FA001: Cessna 210, N1738X, Osteen, FL, October 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1979
- Place: Osteen, FL · OSTEEN, FL
- Location: 28.8461° N, 81.1626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osteen, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8461&lon=-81.1626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2577   79/10/7 NR.OSTEEN,FL          CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1950                    N1738X              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OVER 340LBS MARIJUANA FOUND IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1738X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738X-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 21060759, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19791007030519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007030519A), Oct 7, 1979: Cessna 210, Osteen, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft seen flying slow at tree top level. Package thrown from aircraft. Aircraft hit trees. Crashed and burned.

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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