# Accident 19981121031949A: Cessna T210L, Oakland, CA, November 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1998, 15:15 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7499° N, 122.1303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7499&lon=-122.1303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9222T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9222T-1999-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981121031949A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO CASTLEMONT HIGH SCHOOL UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23)CESSNA C210L, CRASHED INTO CASTLE MONTE HIGH SCHOOL, FIVE MILES NORTH OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA AT 2151 PST.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  TWO OCCUPANTS, ONE FATALLY INJURED, THE OTHER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 LAX99FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA038), Nov 21, 1998: Cessna T210L (N9222T), Oakland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadequate fuel management which led to fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and his…

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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