LAX88LA290

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210N · Santa Paula, CA · August 19, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 18, 1988, 20:30 local (Aug 19, 1988, 03:30 UTC)
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1199UCessna T210N
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880818034059A
Case key
26084

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.

Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalManeuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
In-flight planning/decision - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Preflight planning/preparation - poorPilot in commandCause
Refueling - not performedPilot in commandCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor

Analysis

During a cross country flight, the pilot diverted to a closer airport due to a low fuel state. The pilot was unable to land the airplane on the first attempt. During the second attempt, the engine quit. The pilot made an emergency landing where during the landing roll, the airplane sustained substl damage. Afterward only one and a half gallons of fuel could be drained from the entire fuel system.

Aircraft

Registration
N1199U
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21064673
Engine
Continental TSIO-520R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Operator
Consumers Investment Co
Registered owner
Consumers Investment Co. Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
O20 · Lodi, CA
Destination
CMA · Camarillo, CA
Airport
SZP · Santa Paula, runway 22, 2,650 × 40 ft, asphalt

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
65
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
30,790 total · 750 in this make and model · 30,500 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days · 135 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Wind
Calm
Visibility
5 statute miles
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.