# Accident 19940110000249A: Cessna P210N, San Martin, CA, January 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1994, 07:30 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1002° N, 121.5998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1002&lon=-121.5998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5384W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5384W-1996-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940110000249A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF IN NEAR ZERO IMC WITH OUT IFR CLEARANCE AND ICE ON WINGS. FAILED TO CLIMB STRUCK A FENCE AND EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA091), Jan 10, 1994: Cessna P210N (N5384W), San Martin, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper aircraft preflight inspection, and his failure to use pitot heat during the takeoff in icing conditions, which led to a blocked pitot tube. The blockage resulted in erroneous…

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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