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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210E · Big Bear, CA · August 17, 1996

Date
August 17, 1996 · 09:33 local
Place
Big Bear, CA
Airport
Big Bear City Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4931U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96FA308
Reported as
Cessna 210E
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 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.

Lost power near airport. Crash landed rough terrain bounced into wires. Mag shorted. Fuel pump fouled. Lines leaky.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER NEAR AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED ROUGH TERRAIN BOUNCED INTO WIRES. MAG SHORTED. FUEL PUMP FOULED. LINES LEAKY.

NTSB investigation

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