# NTSB LAX81FA019: Cessna 210, N444CT, Sanger, CA, November 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1980
- Place: Sanger, CA · SANGER, CA
- Location: 36.7009° N, 119.5577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanger, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7009&lon=-119.5577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3642  80/11/24   SANGER,CA           CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 502
        TIME - 1330                    N444CT              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOAQUIN,CA              FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      OTHER
        REMARKS- ATIS WX,POPUP CLEARANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N444CT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444CT-1982-05-14), registration cancelled 1982-05-14, S/N 21062126 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (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 19801124071799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801124071799A), Nov 24, 1980: Cessna T210M, Sanger, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed after established on ILS approach. Airplane was observed diving out of clouds.

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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