# NTSB OAK75FVA49: Cessna 210, N9428T, Riverdale, CA, March 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1975
- Place: Riverdale, CA · RIVERDALE, CA
- Location: 36.4304° N, 119.8672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4304&lon=-119.8672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVA49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVA49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0493  75/3/29  NR.RIVERDALE,CA       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 1500
        TIME - 0430                    N9428T              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANFORD,CA                 RIVERDALE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    1                       KIND OF OPERATION - ANTI-FROST OPERATIONS
          KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES                                  PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE                             COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  248                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PILOTS TOTAL AG OPS TIME LESS THAN 1 HR. 1ST PIC FLT SINCE 7/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9428T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9428T-2018-01-30), registration cancelled 2018-01-30, S/N 57228, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, 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 19750329005499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750329005499A), Mar 29, 1975: Cessna 210, Riverdale, CA, Destroyed. Pilots total ag ops time less than 1 hr. 1st PIC flt since 7/74.

## Other investigations on N9428T (1)

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 UNK64X2241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2241), Jun 12, 1964: Cessna 210 (N9428T), Sioux Falls, SD, 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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