- Date
- October 16, 1984, 14:21 local (21:21 UTC)
- Place
- San Pedro, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7470ECessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841016058489A
- Case key
- 24427
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was on a 3.5 mile final approach to torrence arpt when the pilot experienced an engine failure. The plt landed the acft the los angeles, west basin harbor. Examination of the engine and associated fuel lines after the accident revealed no evidence of a malfunction or failure. The eng driven fuel pump was tested and found to be developing less than the manufacturer's specified pressure. An examination of the fuel pump revealed a brittle and cracked rubber diaphram. The engine had a total time of 2,932 hours, 982 hours smoh and the original safety wires were still in use on the fuel pump.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7470E
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57170
- Airframe hours
- 2,932
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 24, 1984 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- LGB · 2ong Beach, CA
- Destination
- TOA · Torrance, CA
- Airport
- TOA · Torrance
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,920 total · 30 in this make and model · 2,700 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOA, 3 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.