# NTSB OAK79DVG04: Cessna T210, N6794R, Oroville, CA, October 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1978
- Place: Oroville, CA · OROVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.4952° N, 121.5599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oroville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4952&lon=-121.5599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2855  78/10/25   OROVILLE,CA         CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 480
        TIME - 2001                    N6794R              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OROVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OROVILLE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6794R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6794R-2021-05-17), registration cancelled 2021-05-17, S/N T210-0194, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oroville

## 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 19781025031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781025031869A), Oct 25, 1978: Cessna 210H, Oroville, 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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