# NTSB OAK76AP044: Cessna T210L, N2230S, Oakland, CA, February 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1976
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1148  76/2/18    OAKLAND,CA          CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2225                    N2230S              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            33, 3531 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPA,CA                     SAN FRANCISCO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT KNEW LOW FUEL STATE,DIDNT TRY FOR OTR ARPT. DITCHED IN SHALLOW WATER ABT 1/8 MI SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2230S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2230S-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 21061175, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland Intl

## 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 19760218015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760218015169A), Feb 18, 1976: Cessna T210L, Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Plt knew low fuel state,didnt try for otr arpt. Ditched in shallow water abt 1/8 mi short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N2230S (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 OAK78FVM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM20), Apr 30, 1978: Cessna 210 (N2230S), San Jose, CA, destroyed

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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