# Accident 19920503013079A: Cessna T210L, Shelter Cove, CA, May 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1992, 12:35 local time
- Place: Shelter Cove, CA
- Airport: Shelter Cove Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7996° N, 124.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7996&lon=-124.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5468V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5468V-1992-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 45 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920503013079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. DITCHED AND SANK IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 LAX92LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA197), May 3, 1992: Cessna T210L (N5468V), Shelter Cove, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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