# Accident 19740904035639A: Cessna 210A, Sacramento, CA, September 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1974
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6615X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615X-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 507 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740904035639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HAND PROPPED ENG,SWITCH ON. HIT SIGN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK75FVG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG27), Sep 4, 1974: Cessna 210A (N6615X), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6615X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19861221070659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861221070659A), Dec 21, 1986: Cessna 210A (N6615X), Scotia, NY, Substantial damage. The engine failed on downwind and the aircraft landed in a swamp. Suspect carburetor icing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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