# NTSB LAX79FA011: Cessna T210M, N761GP, Hermosa Beach, CA, November 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1978
- Place: Hermosa Beach, CA · HERMOSA BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.8698° N, 118.4053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermosa Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8698&lon=-118.4053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4199   78/11/6   HERMOSA BEACH,CA    CESSNA T210M        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1813                    N761GP              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 37, 1045 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            24 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              LONG BEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- MAG NORMAL POINT GAP .17 TO .19IN,POINTS FOUND TO BE .08IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761GP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761GP-1989-01-30), registration cancelled 1989-01-30, S/N 21062248 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## 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 19781106044299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781106044299A), Nov 6, 1978: Cessna 2105, Hermosa Beach, CA, Destroyed. Mag normal point gap .17 to .19IN,points found to be .08IN.

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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