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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · La Verne, CA · August 2, 1988

Date
August 2, 1988 · 16:38 local
Place
La Verne, CA
Airport
Brackett Field Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N79Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA278
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,494 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck powerline crashed and burned. Was observed flying very low through a ravine prior to crash.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINE CRASHED AND BURNED. WAS OBSERVED FLYING VERY LOW THROUGH A RAVINE PRIOR TO CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.