- Date
- August 30, 1986, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- La Jolla, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2710GCessna 182B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860830043329A
- Case key
- 25246
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot of a Cessna 182 ditched into the ocean after experiencing a loss of engine power. The weather was instrument meteorological conditions in the area. The pilot indicated the fuel gauges indicated less than 1/4 of fuel on the right tank at the time of the accident. The pilot was sure he had 1 hour and 45 minutes of fuel at departure time. The flight time was approximately 34 minutes. The acft was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2710G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52010
- Airframe hours
- 3,352
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael L. Saindon
- Registered owner
- Michael Lee Saindon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 28, 1986
- Departed
- OCN · Oceanside, CA
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 633 total · 380 in this make and model · 65 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.