# NTSB LAX79DVG67: Cessna P210, N6NT, Sacramento, CA, July 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1979
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1998  79/7/30    SACRAMENTO,CA       CESSNA P210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1455
        TIME - 1500                    N6NT                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO EX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VACAVILLE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- MAIN GR DOOR ACTUATOR VALVE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6NT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6NT), registered now, S/N P21000109, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sacramento Ex

## 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 19790730019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730019759A), Jul 30, 1979: Cessna P210N, Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to lower landing gear due to malfunctioning landing gear door valve. Landed wheels up.

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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