# NTSB LAX74AL047: Cessna 210-5, N8263Z, Hesperia, CA, December 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1973
- Place: Hesperia, CA · HESPERIA, CA
- Location: 34.4264° N, 117.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4264&lon=-117.3009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3540  73/12/28   HESPERIA,CALIF      CESSNA 210-5        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1209                    N8263Z              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESPERIA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIALTO,CALIF                ALFONSINO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PLT IN RT SEAT.TKOF APPEARED SLUGGISH.GUSTS 4OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8263Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8263Z-1974-02-21), registration cancelled 1974-02-21, S/N 205-0263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hesperia Muni

## 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 19731228041559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731228041559A), Dec 28, 1973: Cessna 2105, Hesperia, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Plt in rt seat. Tkof appeared sluggish. Gusts 4OK.

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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