# NTSB LAX88LA227: Cessna 210M, N732KS, Tres Pinos, CA, June 20, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1988, 19:30 local (Jun 20, 1988, 02:30 UTC)
- Place: Tres Pinos, CA
- Location: 36.7904° N, 121.3106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tres Pinos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7904&lon=-121.3106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26038/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA227

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732KS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732KS-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 21061578 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21061578
- Airframe hours: 1600
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Sutherland, Richard R.
- Registered owner: Milton, Robert E.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 15, 1988, 11 hours before
- Departed: PRB, PASO ROBLES, CA
- Destination: SJC, SAN JOSE, CA
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 287 total, 113 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19880619054499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880619054499A), Jun 19, 1988: Cessna 210M, Tres Pinos, CA, Substantial damage. Indicates right tank ran dry and unable to restart on half full left tank. Landed gear up in a vineyard.

## Other investigations on N732KS (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 FTW83LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA105), Feb 7, 1983: Cessna T210M (N732KS), Farmington, NM, substantial damage

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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