- Date
- September 11, 1976
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2288SCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760911039809A
- Case key
- 156184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3509 76/9/11 NR.SAN DIEGO,CA CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 300 TIME - 0209 N2288S PX- 1 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KANSAS CITY,KA CARLSBAD,CA THERMAL,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN OCEAN,1 PAX NOT RCVD.PLT FLEW 12.5HRS PRIOR TO FLT.FSS ADVSD PLT NOT TO ATMPT VFR FLT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2288S
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lindbergh
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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.