# NTSB LAX81FVM01: Cessna 210, N7434E, San Jose, CA, October 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1980
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2575   80/10/6   SAN JOSE,CA         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 1359
        TIME - 0930                    N7434E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA BARBARA,CA            SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL INJ DISTRIBUTION VALVE CONTAINED NO FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7434E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7434E-1984-05-01), registration cancelled 1984-05-01, S/N 57134 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Jose Muni

## 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 19801006090829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006090829A), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna 210, San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on a instrument approach. Hit wires and crashed. Had changed tanks without boost pump. Vapor lock.

## Other investigations on N7434E (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX84FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA064), Nov 20, 1983: Cessna 210 (N7434E), Grass Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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