# Accident 19961010031529A: Cessna 210A, Truckee, CA, October 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1996, 17:21 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9403X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9403X-1997-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 648 total, 582 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961010031529A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. HIT WIRES LANDING ON ROAD. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX97LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA001), Oct 11, 1996: Cessna 210A (N9403X), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power for undetermined nonmechanical 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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