# Accident 20181027020939A: Cessna T210G, Santa Paula, CA, October 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2018, 17:45 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3742° N, 118.9619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3742&lon=-118.9619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6834R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6834R-2019-10-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,387 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181027020939A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/27/2018 N6834R A CESSNA T210G DEPARTED SANTA PAULA AIRPORT. DURING CLIMBOUT TO THE EAST AT FOUR THOUSAND FEET THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  A TURN WAS INITIATED BACK TO THE SANTA PAULA AIRPORT. THE AIRPORT WAS TO FAR TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LAND. THE PILOT MADE THE EMERGENCY LANDING IN SANTA CLAIRA RIVER BED ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT. ON ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLASPES IN THE SAND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 WPR19LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA016), Oct 27, 2018: Cessna T210 (N6834R), FiIlmore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot’s failure to remove a towel from the engine’s air induction following maintenance.

## Other reports on N6834R (1)

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

- [Accident 19790324005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324005129A), Mar 24, 1979: Cessna T210G (N6834R), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed 1/2 mi from airport. Restart was unsuccessful. Engine driven fuel pump found to be inoperative.

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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