# Accident 20231115019319A: Cessna P210N, San Diego, CA, November 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2023, 21:20 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8685° N, 117.2391° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8685&lon=-117.2391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1400, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1400) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,375 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231115019319A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH AT MYF AIRPORT AFTER FAILING TO LAND AT ITS PLANNED DESTINATION AIRPORT F70 AND THE PLANNED ALTERNATE CRQ DUE TO BAD WEATHER. THE PILOT REPORTED HE COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY AT MYF AND THAT HE MISSED THE APPROACH. MYF WAS REPORTING 3 MILES VISIBILITY IN LIGHT RAIN AND 500 FOOT CEILING. 28 SECONDS AFTER REPORTING THE MISSED APPROACH AND WHILE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL GAVE THE PILOT ALTITUDE AND HEADING VECTORS DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE ALERT, THE PILOT STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO SHOOT ANOTHER ILS APPROACH BUT HE IS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. WHEN ASKED BY THE CONTROLLER HOW MUCH FUEL HE HAD, THE PILOT STATED HE HAD VERY FEW MINUTES REMAINING. 90 SECONDS LATER THE PILOT REPORTED HE IS OUT OF FUEL AND NEEDS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. 80 SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE, AND NO FUEL WAS DETECTED OR RECOVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM. THE PILOT SUFFERED A FATAL HEAD INJURY UPON IMPACT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY AND NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. A CIRRUS AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING INBOUND BEHIND THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AS NUMBER TWO FOR THE ILS APPROACH TO MYF. THE CIRRUS PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND REPORTED NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE RUNWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM OR ILS TRANSMITTERS.

## 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 WPR24FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA037), Nov 16, 2023: Cessna P210N (N1400), San Diego, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate flight and fuel planning and his decision to fly in night instrument meteorological…

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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