# NTSB OAK72DVG31: Cessna 210, N6901R, Sacramento, CA, January 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1972
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0270  72/1/16    SACRAMENTO,CALIF    CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N6901R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      35, 2843 TOTAL HOURS, 68
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NEV                    SACRAMENTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- BLO GS AT DH,DURG ATEMPT LCT RWY DSND BLO DH,HIT TREE.EXCTD MAP,WENT VFR ON TOP,LNDD AUBURN,CALIF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6901R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6901R), registered now, S/N T210-0301, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (registry code 2073432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metropolitan

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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