# NTSB LAX79FA026: Cessna T210L, N4634Q, Long Beach, CA, January 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1979
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4634Q-1982-08-31), registration cancelled 1982-08-31, S/N 21059534, built 1971 (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

## 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 19790123010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123010089A), Jan 23, 1979: Cessna T210L, Long Beach, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft struck water in shallow dive,pilot had history of heart condition,also had reported gear problems.

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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