- Date
- August 21, 1970
- Place
- New Cuyama, CA · NEW CUYAMA, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8270MCessna 210K
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107780
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4388 70/8/21 NEW CUYAMA,CALIF CESSNA 210K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N8270M PX- 0 0 5 BUSINESS AGE 29, 2017 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW CUYAMA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA BARBARA,CALIF FRESNO,CALIF NEW CUYAMA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- PAX,NOT A PLT,WAS ALLOWED TO MAKE APCH AND LDG. FLARED TOO HIGH.PLT CORRECTED LATE.HIT TAIL FIRST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8270M
- Reported as
- Cessna 210K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Cuyama