# NTSB NYC76FFA09: Cessna 210, N8104G, Cooperstown, NY, August 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1975
- Place: Cooperstown, NY · COOPERSTOWN, NY
- Location: 42.6989° N, 74.9307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6989&lon=-74.9307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FFA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3511  75/8/19    COOPERSTOWN,NY      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 441
        TIME - 1201                    N8104G              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UTICA,NY                    COOPERSTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8104G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8104G-1992-08-21), registration cancelled 1992-08-21, S/N 21059404 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (registry code 2073446) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cooperstown

## 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 19750819032099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750819032099A), Aug 19, 1975: Cessna 210K, Cooperstown, NY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8104G (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 BFO92FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA031), Mar 6, 1992: Cessna 210K (N8104G), Frederick, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR OPERATION AND DESCENT BELOW THE ILS GLIDESLOPE AND DECISION HEIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES. THE WEATHER CONDITION AND LACK OF A RECENT WEATHER…

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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