# NTSB LAX77FA064: Cessna T210L, N732GL, Carlsbad, CA, September 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1977
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2977  77/9/22    CARLSBAD,CA         CESSNA T210L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 100
        TIME - 0522                    N732GL              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CARLSBAD,CA                 ALBUQUERQUE,NM              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DEP INTO SPARSELY LIGHTED HILLY TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732GL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732GL-1978-01-09), registration cancelled 1978-01-09, S/N 21061501 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palomar

## 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 19770922034779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770922034779A), Sep 22, 1977: Cessna T210L, Carlsbad, CA, Destroyed. Dep into sparsely lighted hilly terrain.

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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