# NTSB LAX81DUG11: Cessna T210M, N7375M, Rancho, CA, February 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1981
- Place: Rancho, CA · RANCHO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0242   81/2/3    RANCHO CALIF,CA     CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1165
        TIME - 1730                    N7375M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 339 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO CALIFORNIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                RANCHO CALIF,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7375M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7375M-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 21062014, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Rancho California

## 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 19810203002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203002509A), Feb 3, 1981: Cessna T210M, Rancho Californ, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ran off side of runway into a ditch.

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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