# Incident 19811226084549I: Cessna T210N, Lancaster, CA, December 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1981, 11:48 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6615Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615Y-2024-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,997 total, 64 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226084549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT. FUEL VAPOR LOCK. A D NOT COMPLIED. PILOT MEDICAL HAD BEEN DENIED.

## Other reports on N6615Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19820530021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530021039A), May 30, 1982: Cessna T210N (N6615Y), Llano, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot claims he could not lower gear by normal or emergency means. No discrepancies found on inspection.

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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