# NTSB MIA08WA058: Cessna T210L, N761YL, Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela, December 26, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: December 26, 2007, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 10.121666, -66.771667
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=10.1217&lon=-66.7717&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA Miami International
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08WA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67517/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08WA058

## Factual narrative

On December 26, 2007, about 1245 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 210, N761YL, impacted with the ground during the approach to the Metropoltano Airport, Ocumare Del Tuy, Venezuela. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan information is known. The pilot received minor injuries and the aircraft incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from the Aerodromo Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela, earlier that day, about 1120.

Information from the Venezuelan government states that the pilot declared a loss of engine power during the final approach and impact the ground 300 meters short of runway 8.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Venezuela. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación

Ministerio de Infraestructura

Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela

Av. Francisco de Miranda

Torre MINFRA, piso-20

Caracas, Republica de Bolivariana de Venezuela

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761YL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761YL-2008-01-18), registration cancelled 2008-01-18, S/N 21060428, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Juan C. Obregon
- Departed: SVGU, Portuguesa
- Destination: SVMP, Ocumare del Tuy

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: minor

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SVBC

## Other investigations on N761YL (2)

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 FTW96LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA295), Jul 7, 1996: Cessna T210L (N761YL), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the mechanic's improper installation of the left main landing gear brake line, which resulted in chaffing and failure of the brake line, loss of hydraulic fluid, and inoperative brake(s).
- [NTSB NYC78FHA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA33), Sep 1, 1978: Cessna 210T (N761YL), Princeton, NJ, 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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