# Accident 20070811017159A: Cessna T210G, Lomita, CA, August 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lomita, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8056° N, 118.3439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8056&lon=-118.3439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225RJ-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070811017159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 11, 2007, N225RJ REQUESTED A DOWN WIND AND DEPARTED TORRANCE AIRPORT (KTOA) FROM RUNWAY 29R. AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO AIRPORT AND OBSERVED BY TORRANCE TOWER AT A LOW ALTITUDE. N225RJ WAS CLEARED TO LAND WITH NO RESPONSE. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TWO HOUSES AND THEN CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH ITS TAIL ON THE ROOF OF A THIRD HOUSE.

## 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 SEA07FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA228), Aug 11, 2007: Cessna T210G (N225RJ), Lomita, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during approach as a result of fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper pre takeoff fuel system selector valve positioning. Contributing to the accident was the lack of…

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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