# Accident 20140427008812A: Cessna 210E, Richmond, CA, April 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2014, 15:57 local time
- Place: Richmond, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9842° N, 122.4142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9842&lon=-122.4142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4962U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4962U-2014-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 -A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 37 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140427008812A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS OF AIRCRAFT #1 AND #2 WERE HEADING NORTHEAST ON A PREARRANGED RENDEZVOUS COURSE. AIRCRAFT #1 WAS CRUISING APPROXIMATELY 150 MPH. AIRCRAFT #2 WAS APPROXIMATELY 235 MPH. PILOT #2 ADVISED PILOT #1 THAT HE WOULD CROSS BEHIND AND PASS LOW AND OUTSIDE ON THE LEFT. AS PILOT #2 WAS PASSING PILOT#1 IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, TRAJECTORY CAUSED COLLISION OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N20SF, Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20: no report for this aircraft; [N20SF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20SF) is registered now

## 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 WPR14FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA174), Apr 27, 2014: Cessna 210E (N4962U), Richmond, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Both pilots’ failure to maintain adequate clearance from each other during cruise flight while in visual contact with each other. Contributing to the accident was the unexpected abrupt maneuver made…

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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