# Accident 19830723034429A: Cessna T210N, Watsonville, CA, July 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1983, 09:05 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5517C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5517C-2012-09-21) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830723034429A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED HILL WHILE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF. HAD 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS RETARDING CLIMB.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5517C (1)

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

- [Incident 19800220038209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220038209I), Feb 20, 1980: Cessna T210N (N5517C), Napa, CA. Lightning strike popped alternator circuit breaker. Lost electrical power. Breaker reset,system was ok.

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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