# Accident 19780430020509A: Cessna T210L, San Jose, CA, April 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2230S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2230S-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 389 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430020509A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78FVM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM20), Apr 30, 1978: Cessna 210 (N2230S), San Jose, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N2230S (1)

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

- [Accident 19760218015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760218015169A), Feb 18, 1976: Cessna T210L (N2230S), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Plt knew low fuel state,didnt try for otr arpt. Ditched in shallow water abt 1/8 mi short of rwy.

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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