# Accident 19790827022019A: Cessna 210L, Ocatillo Wells, CA, August 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1979
- Place: Ocatillo Wells, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1445° N, 116.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocotillo Wells, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1445&lon=-116.1342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4619Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827022019A

## Narrative

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

FOUND WRECKED AIRCRAFT IN DRY WASH. FLIPPED OVER DURING LANDING. REPORTED STOLEN PREVIOUS DAY.

## 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 LAX79FUM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM24), Aug 27, 1979: Cessna 210L (N4619Q), Ocotillo Wells, 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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