# NTSB OAK79FA008: Cessna T-210L, N777FT, Dayton, NV, November 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1978
- Place: Dayton, NV · DAYTON, NV
- Location: 39.2371° N, 119.5930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2371&lon=-119.5930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4126   78/11/1 NR.DAYTON,NV          CESSNA T-210L       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2550
        TIME - 1319                    N777FT              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKDALE,CA                  BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       41
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/2/78.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N777FT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777FT-1978-11-01), registration cancelled 1978-11-01, S/N T210-59718, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (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 19781101044179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101044179A), Nov 1, 1978: Cessna 210H, Dayton, NV, Destroyed. Recovery date 11/2/78.

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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