# NTSB OAK77DA053: Cessna 210, N6542X, Missing Aircraft, August 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1977
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2802  77/8/15    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 700
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6542X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING, CA                 FT. JONES, CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX, DAMAGE, AND DATE PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6542X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542X-2011-06-03), registration cancelled 2011-06-03, S/N 57542, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, 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 19770815041809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815041809A), Aug 15, 1977: Cessna 210, Missing Aircraf, CA. Injury index, damage, and date presumed.

## Other investigations on N6542X (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 OAK70DVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVG21), May 13, 1970: Cessna 210 (N6542X), Yountville, CA, substantial damage

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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