# Accident 19870318006339A: Cessna P210N, Elk Grove, CA, March 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Elk Grove, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 121.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-121.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6446W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6446W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,968 total, 200 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870318006339A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 LAX87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA150), Mar 18, 1987: Cessna P210N (N6446W), Elk Grove, 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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