# Accident 19880113000469A: Cessna T210L, Blythe, CA, January 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7491° N, 114.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7491&lon=-114.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2516S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880113000469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOUND ABANDONED IN THE DESERT. TRACES OF CONTRABAND IN AIRCRAFT. OWNER FOUND AND ARRESTED BY LOCAL POLICE.

## 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 LAX88LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA084), Jan 13, 1988: Cessna T210L (N2516S), Blythe, 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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