# NTSB LAX81FA043: Cessna T210, N5460A, Quincy, CA, February 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1981
- Place: Quincy, CA · QUINCY, CA
- Location: 39.9310° N, 120.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9310&lon=-120.9549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0541   81/2/2    QUINCY,CA           CESSNA T210         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 350
        TIME - 2057                    N5460A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GANSNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,CA                   REDDING,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT MTN APRX 300FT ABV ARPT ELEV.DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5460A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460A-1982-11-26), registration cancelled 1982-11-26, S/N 21063451 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gansner

## 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 19810202002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002609A), Feb 2, 1981: Cessna T210N, Quincy, CA, Destroyed. Night takeoff in dense ground fog. Flew into side of unlighted hill in non-standard airport pattern.

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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