# NTSB LAX73AL047: Cessna T210G, N6801R, Solvang, CA, March 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1973
- Place: Solvang, CA · SOLVANG, CA
- Location: 34.5938° N, 120.1397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Solvang, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5938&lon=-120.1397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0777  73/3/31    SOLVANG,CALIF       CESSNA T210G        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2000
        TIME - 0924                    N6801R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA YNEZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CALIF             SANTA YNEZ,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- VOR APCH OVR MTNS,TOPS OBSCD.ANOTHER PLT IN VCNTY REPORTED STEADY,SIGNIFICANT DOWNDRAFTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6801R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6801R-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N T210-0201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- Registry model: [Cessna T210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (registry code 2073432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Ynez

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730331006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730331006289A), Mar 31, 1973: Cessna 210H, Solvang, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VOR apch ovr mtns,tops obscd. Another plt in vcnty reported steady,significant downdrafts.

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.

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