# Accident 19940903028339A: Cessna T210L, Kettleman City, CA, September 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1994, 07:00 local time
- Place: Kettleman City, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0492° N, 119.9894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0492&lon=-119.9894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732DT-2013-09-20) (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 TSIO520R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903028339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON SIDE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. BLAMED SUN FOR STRAYING OFF RUNWAY HEADING. COULD HAVE USED OTHER RUNWAY

## 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 LAX94LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA369), Sep 3, 1994: Cessna T210L (N732DT), Kettleman City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong runway for takeoff and his failure to maintain runway alignment. The sun glare was a factor in this accident.

## Other reports on N732DT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850216003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216003429A), Feb 16, 1985: Cessna T210L (N732DT), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft long and fast. Ran off end of runway, nose gear collapsed, aircraft nosed over hitting fence.

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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