# NTSB OAK75FVA64: Cessna 210A, N9462X, Porterville, CA, May 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1975
- Place: Porterville, CA · PORTERVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.0635° N, 119.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porterville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0635&lon=-119.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVA64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVA64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1126  75/5/22    PORTERVILLE,CA      CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 952
        TIME - 1210                    N9462X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   PORTERVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PLT DISTRACTED BY HEAVY EQUIP NR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9462X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9462X-2001-08-01), registration cancelled 2001-08-01, S/N 21057762 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Porterville

## 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 19750522012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750522012039A), May 22, 1975: Cessna 210A, Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. Plt distracted by heavy equip nr rwy.

## Other investigations on N9462X (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 LAX01FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA194), May 28, 2001: Cessna 210A (N9462X), Escondido, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's spatial disorientation and lack of instrument flight proficiency that resulted in a loss of directional control and the airplane's subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.
- [NTSB LAX70D0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0042), Jul 1, 1969: Cessna 210 (N9462X), Phoenix, AZ, 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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