LAX76AL029

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210B · Riverside, CA · October 26, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 26, 1975
Place
Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N908SWCessna 210B
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751026040379A
Case key
151459

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3720  75/10/26   RIVERSIDE,CA        CESSNA 210B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2112                    N908SW              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 3444 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CA                APPLE VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ALSO HIT PWR LINE & HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N908SW
Reported as
Cessna 210B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Riverside Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N908SW · 2

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