# Accident 19790303004059A: Cessna T210M, Sacramento, CA, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N761GH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 38 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH. ACFT LANDED IN A MUDDY FIELD. ENGINE WAS LATER INSPECTED AND NO MALFUNCTION N

## 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 OAK79FVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG20), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna T210M (N761GH), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage

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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