# Accident 20110904020219A: Cessna P210N, Tehachapi, CA, September 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2011, 11:25 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0681° N, 118.4336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0681&lon=-118.4336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7WJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7WJ-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110904020219A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/04/2011, N7WJ, A CESSNA P-210 IMPACTED TERRAIN AT 5.133 MSL WHILE MANUVERING OVER A RANCH IN TEHACHEPI, CA. THE POST-IMPACT BURING FUEL IGNITED A WILD FIRE. THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR11FA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA430), Sep 4, 2011: Cessna P210 (N7WJ), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s intentional low-altitude maneuvering and failure to maintain clearance from terrain due to distraction.

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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