LAX83FUG22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210F · Mecca, CA · September 18, 1983

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
September 18, 1983, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
Place
Mecca, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6167RCessna T210F
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830918053049A
Case key
23549

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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/waterLanding
Stolen aircraft/unauthorized usePilot in commandCause

Analysis

The stolen acft, operated by persons unknown, landed on a road and turned over on its back.

Aircraft

Registration
N6167R
Reported as
Cessna T210F
Category
Airplane
Serial number
T210-0067
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 91
Registered owner
Donald Skaggs
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 22, 1983
Flight plan
Unknown

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Unknown, Unknown

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

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