# Accident 20150521009609A: Cessna 210F, Pleasanton, CA, May 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2015, 15:57 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6814° N, 121.9847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6814&lon=-121.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1842F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1842F-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210F (registry code 2073418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,181 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150521009609A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 210 WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT WITH FOOTHILLS. THE PILOT /OWNER WAS FATALLY INJURED.

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM CONCORD, CA. TO SAN JOSE, CA.   APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUBLIN, CA., RADAR TRACKING SHOWED AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1750' ALTITUDE  AND WAS HEADING SOUTHWEST FOR A COUPLE MILES.

AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN A RIGHT TURN, ALMOST A 180 DEGREE TURN, AND ACCORDING TO THE LAST RADAR TRACK THE ALTITUDE WAS 1625'. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE CRASH SITE AT 1250' ALTITUDE.

THERE IS INDICATION OF HIGH SPEED IMPACT  WITH WRECKAGE TRAVEL AFTER IMPACT. LAST RADAR TRACKING SHOWS 156 KNOTS AIRSPEED. A SMALL POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED, LOCATED MOSTLY NEAR BOTH WING TANKS.

## 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 WPR15FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA166), May 21, 2015: Cessna 210F (N1842F), Pleasanton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient clearance from rising terrain.

## Other reports on N1842F (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930917039249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917039249A), Sep 17, 1993: Cessna 210F (N1842F), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway. Blamed downdraft.
- [Incident 19810420043229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420043229I), Apr 20, 1981: Cessna 210F (N1842F), Rialto, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.
- [Incident 19800818067539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818067539I), Aug 18, 1980: Cessna 210F (N1842F), Rialto, CA, Minor damage. Pilot caused minor damage to the propeller in hard landing.

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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