# Accident 19841016058489A: Cessna 210, San Pedro, CA, October 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1984, 14:21 local time
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7292° N, 118.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7292&lon=-118.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7470E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7470E-1986-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,920 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841016058489A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER ON APPROACH OVER WATER. AIRCRAFT SANK AFTER DITCHING. ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM CRACKED.

## 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 LAX85FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA019), Oct 16, 1984: Cessna 210 (N7470E), San Pedro, 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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