- Date
- August 7, 1979
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2083SCessna T210L
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790807021139A
- Case key
- 135278
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1793 79/8/7 NR.MADERA,CA CESSNA T210L CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N2083S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 55, 22932 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 943 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HIDDEN LAKE RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FRESNO,CA FRESNO,CA MADERA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- DEAD CELL IN BATTERY.ALTERNATOR BELT LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2083S
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hidden Lake Ranch
N2083SRegistered now · Cessna T210LAirframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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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.