LAX79FA026

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210L · Long Beach, CA · January 23, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 23, 1979
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N4634QCessna T210L
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790123010089A
Case key
137540

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0602  79/1/23  NR.LONG BEACH,CA      CESSNA T210L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1028                    N4634Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  60, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN DIEGO,CA                SAN DIEGO,CA                 TORRENCE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N4634Q
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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