# NTSB LAX81FUQ12: Cessna T210, N761WV, Pinon Hills, CA, February 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1981
- Place: Pinon Hills, CA · PINON HILLS, CA
- Location: 34.4333° N, 117.6467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piñon Hills, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4333&lon=-117.6467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0614  81/2/26  NR.PINON HILLS,CA     CESSNA T210         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1070
        TIME - 1200                    N761WV              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CA               PINON HILLS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     195
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WITNESSES RPTD WINDS GUSTING TO 20MPH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761WV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761WV-1998-11-18), registration cancelled 1998-11-18, S/N 21062585 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810226005939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810226005939A), Feb 26, 1981: Cessna T210N, Pinon Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Stalled on low downwind pass over runway under construction. Impact near raised runway threshold.

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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