# NTSB OAK74FXQ12: Cessna T210H, N2221R, Susanville, CA, September 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1973
- Place: Susanville, CA · SUSANVILLE, CA
- Location: 40.4337° N, 120.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Susanville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4337&lon=-120.6283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FXQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3590  73/9/14    SUSANVILLE,CALIF    CESSNA T210H        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 569
        TIME - 1720                    N2221R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 219 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSANVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRUCKEE,CALIF               SUSANVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP AUTO MIX CONT STICKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2221R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2221R-1996-04-23), registration cancelled 1996-04-23, S/N T2100371 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210H
- Registry model: [Cessna T210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (registry code 2073438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Susanville

## 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 19730914030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730914030339A), Sep 14, 1973: Cessna T210H, Susanville, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel pump auto mix cont sticking.

## Other investigations on N2221R (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 LAX95LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA038), Nov 22, 1994: Cessna T210H (N2221R), Mount Hamilton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain/maintain an adequate airspeed and inadvertent entry into a stall/mush condition during the initial climb due to frost on the airframe which impeded the airplane's climb…
- [NTSB SEA72DYC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYC48), Jun 7, 1972: Cessna 210 (N2221R), Unity, OR, 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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