# NTSB OAK75AP046: Cessna T210L, N29052, San Lucas, CA, April 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1975
- Place: San Lucas, CA · SAN LUCAS, CA
- Location: 36.1283° N, 121.0217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Lucas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1283&lon=-121.0217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0380   75/4/3    SAN LUCAS,CA        CESSNA T210L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 600
        TIME - 0530                    N29052              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ARDO,CA                 SALINAS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       39
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT WEA BRIEFED ON TERM WEA ONLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29052](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29052-1975-05-14), registration cancelled 1975-05-14, S/N 21059789 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750403006619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750403006619A), Apr 3, 1975: Cessna T210L, San Lucas, CA, Destroyed. Plt wea briefed on term wea only.

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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