# Accident 20041112029159A: Cessna 210, Apple Valley, CA, November 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2004, 10:55 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5811° N, 117.1881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5811&lon=-117.1881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5LT-2007-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 125 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041112029159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, ON FINAL FOR LANDING IN APPLE VALLEY ON RUNWAY 36 AT FL 500' NOTICED ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PILOT INPUTS. PILOT HIT FENCE 1000' FROM END OF RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS TOP. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA033), Nov 12, 2004: Cessna 210 (N5LT), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to fuel starvation/exhaustion, which was a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to ensure there was enough fuel onboard for the flight.

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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