LAX82FA230

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna P210N · Jamul, CA · June 21, 1982

Accident · FatalField investigationFinal report
Date
June 21, 1982, 16:48 local (23:48 UTC)
Place
Jamul, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6690PCessna P210N
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820621023799A
Case key
71184

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with terrain/waterApproach
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Ifr procedure - improperPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt was being vectored for another approach after executing a missed approach. At 1642 the plt was cleared for 5,000 ft. at 1643 the plt was given a heading of 090, vector for the final approach course. At 1647 the plt was given a heading of 340. The acknowledgement of that heading was the last transmission received from the plt. The acft impacted a mountain at about 2,825 ft in an easterly heading.

Aircraft

Registration
N6690P
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
P210-00199
Airframe hours
625
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Part 91
Operator
Pacific Aero Center Inc.
Registered owner
Pacific Aero Center Inc.
Departed
SNA · Santa Ana, CA
Destination
SEE · San Diego, CA
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
runway 27, 5,341 × 100 ft

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
59
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
18,950 total · 250 in this make and model · 18,250 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Wind
310° at 7 knots
Visibility
4 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
1,000 ft overcast
Temperature
144 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
SEE, 11 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.