# NTSB LAX75AL018: Cessna 210-5, N1803Z, Altadena, CA, October 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1974
- Place: Altadena, CA · ALTADENA, CA
- Location: 34.1922° N, 118.1356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altadena, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1922&lon=-118.1356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3752   74/10/7   ALTADENA,CALIF      CESSNA 210-5        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 961
        TIME - 1602                    N1803Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 323 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            SANTA MONICA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CNTRLR FORGOT ACFT.SUPRV FORGOT ACFT.CNTRLR WORKLOAD HIGH.NO COMM FOR 9 MIN BETWN CNTRLR & ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1803Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1803Z-1975-01-15), registration cancelled 1975-01-15, S/N 205-0003 (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

## 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 19741007039729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741007039729A), Oct 7, 1974: Cessna 2105, Altadena, CA, Destroyed. Cntrlr forgot acft. Suprv forgot acft. Cntrlr workload high. No comm for 9 min betwn cntrlr & acft.

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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