# NTSB MKC81FCQ08: Cessna T210, N5260Y, Goddard, KS, January 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1981
- Place: Goddard, KS · GODDARD, KS
- Location: 37.6642° N, 97.5576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goddard, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6642&lon=-97.5576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ08

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0065  81/1/12    GODDARD,KS          CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N5260Y              PX-  0  0  3  DUAL                      AGE 34, 699 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIM FORCED LDG AT NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5260Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- 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 19810112000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112000459A), Jan 12, 1981: Cessna T210N, Goddard, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to descent too low at night during simulated emergency 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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