# NTSB OAK75DVA33: Cessna 210, N5897F, Sanger, CA, November 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Sanger, CA · SANGER, CA
- Location: 36.7009° N, 119.5577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanger, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7009&lon=-119.5577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3365   74/11/3   SANGER,CALIF        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 174
        TIME - 1630                    N5897F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DINUBA,CALIF                NAPA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL INJECTION LINE,NR 4 CYL,DISCONNECTED AT FLOW DIVIDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5897F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5897F-2025-10-15), registration cancelled 2025-10-15, S/N 21058897 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19741103036619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103036619A), Nov 3, 1974: Cessna 210G, Sanger, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel injection line,nr 4 cyl,disconnected at flow divider.

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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