# Accident 20051119029089A: Cessna T210N, Dana Point, CA, November 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2005, 14:03 local time
- Place: Dana Point, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4167° N, 117.6917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4167&lon=-117.6917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N546BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N546BC-2007-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051119029089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 19, 2005 AT 1403 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, CESSNA T210N, N546BC IMPACTED THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND SANK APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL AT CRUISE FLIGHT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BROWN FIELD, SAN DIEGO, ENROUTE TO JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA.

## 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 LAX06FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA043), Nov 19, 2005: Cessna T210N (N546BC), Dana Point, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and a stall/spin. The inability of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane was likely due to an…

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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