- Date
- April 5, 1976
- Place
- Lost Hills, CA · LOST HILLS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2215RCessna T210H
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760405007459A
- Case key
- 153169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0579 76/4/5 NR.LOST HILLS,CA CESSNA T210H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 216 TIME - 1100 N2215R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKWELLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALM SPRINGS,CA KING CITY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL FILLER CAP LOCKING EARS BENT,UN SECURE. ENG QUIT DUE LOST OIL. LND IN VINEYARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2215R
- Reported as
- Cessna T210H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Blackwells
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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.