# Accident 19870715034729A: Cessna T210L, Marina Del Rey, CA, July 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1987, 14:28 local time
- Place: Marina Del Rey, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9809° N, 118.4597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9809&lon=-118.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7JT-2008-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 372 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715034729A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN A STEEP CLIMBING TURN. ROLLED OVER AND DIVED INTO OCEAN. APPEARS VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL IN LOW CLOUDS.

## 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 LAX87FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA267), Jul 15, 1987: Cessna T210L (N7JT), Marina Del Rey, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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