# NTSB SEA79FA049: Cessna T210M, N6286B, Pistol Creek, ID, August 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Place: Pistol Creek, ID · PISTOL CREEK, ID
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1785   79/8/4    PISTOL CREEK,ID     CESSNA T210M        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1878
        TIME - 0930                    N6286B              PX-  5  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIAN CREEK USFS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    INDIAN CREEK,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6286B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6286B-1982-08-24), registration cancelled 1982-08-24, S/N 21062736 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Indian Creek Usfs

## 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 19790804021429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804021429A), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna T210M, Pistol Creek, ID, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Pilot made fly-by to have nose gear checked. Flew into trees on go around.

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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