- Date
- January 13, 1988, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Blythe, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2516SCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880113000469A
- Case key
- 25934
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Complete gear collapsed
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
A Cessna T210L was found abandoned with the landing gear collapsed. Skid marks were noted on the ground where the aircraft had touched down on the rough terrain. The pilot was never identified and traces of illegal contraband were found in the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2516S
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061313
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Patrick H. Lengyel
- Registered owner
- Frank Savino
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.