# NTSB OAK78FVG08: Cessna 210, N8231M, Willows, CA, October 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1977
- Place: Willows, CA · WILLOWS, CA
- Location: 39.5148° N, 122.1992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willows, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5148&lon=-122.1992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3444  77/10/30 NR.WILLOWS,CA         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0700                    N8231M              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- LOADED WITH MARIJUANA.PLT UNKNOWN.ACFT REPORTEDLY STOLEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8231M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8231M-1978-01-19), registration cancelled 1978-01-19, S/N 21059231, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (registry code 2073447) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19771030035029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030035029A), Oct 30, 1977: Cessna T210K, Willows, CA, Destroyed. Loaded with marijuana. Plt unknown. Acft reportedly stolen.

## Other investigations on N8231M (3)

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 SEA77DYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA07), Oct 27, 1976: Cessna T210K (N8231M), Challis, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76FVG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG65), Apr 2, 1976: Cessna T210 (N8231M), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG11), Sep 4, 1973: Cessna 210K (N8231M), Jackson, 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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