# NTSB LAX83FA122: Cessna 210M, N761RG, La Verne, CA, March 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1983, 08:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Coordinates: 34.149974, -117.759506 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1500&lon=-117.7595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23431/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA122

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - water (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - separation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT HAD FOUND WATER IN THE WING TANKS DURING HIS PREFLT BUT DID NOT DRAIN THE FUEL ACCUMULATOR TANKS AS HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THEIR EXISTENCE. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT AT 100 FT AGL, BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A LANDING ON THE ARPT. EXAMINATION REVEALED EXTENSIVE WATER IN BOTH FUEL TANK ACCUMULATORS, ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP OUTLET LINE TO THE FUEL SERVO AND THE FUEL MANIFOLD INLET LINE. THE CESSNA 210 OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT IF WATER IS FOUND IN THE WING TANKS, THE ACCUMULATOR TANKS MUST BE DRAINED UNTIL THE WATER IS ELIMINATED. BOTH ACCUMULATOR TANKS ON THE ACFT WERE CAPPED WITH A QUICK REMOVAL TYPE CAP. THE EXTENDED ACCUMULATOR TANK DRAIN FITTINGS WERE NOT INSTALLED. LATER MODEL CESSNA 210 ACFT HAVE THE EXTERIOR DRAINS INSTALLED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761RG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761RG), registered now, S/N 21062453 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 210-62453
- Airframe hours: 733
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Allen G. Foster
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1982, 45 hours before
- Destination: L47, SANTA YNEZ, CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: POC, Brackett, runway 26L, 4,800 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 647 total, 150 in this make and model, 506 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: POC

## 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 19830304006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830304006319A), Mar 4, 1983: Cessna T210M, La Verne, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when engine quit after takeoff. Investigation revealed water in fuel tank accumulators.

## Other investigations on N761RG (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 WPR20LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA258), Aug 7, 2020: Cessna T210 (N761RG), Hanna, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed after a partial loss of power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an…

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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