# NTSB OAK75FVG27: Cessna 210A, N6615X, Sacramento, CA, September 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1974
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3308   74/9/4    SACRAMENTO,CALIF    CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 507
        TIME - 1000                    N6615X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CALIF            CLEAR LAKE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENG,SWITCH ON. HIT SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6615X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615X-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 21057615, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (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
- Airport: Executive Arpt

## 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 19740904035639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740904035639A), Sep 4, 1974: Cessna 210A, Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot hand propped eng,switch on. Hit sign.

## Other investigations on N6615X (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 NYC87LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA051), Dec 21, 1986: Cessna 201A (N6615X), Scotias, NY, 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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