- Date
- August 8, 1976
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N81PCCessna T210
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760808025939A
- Case key
- 155048
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2038 76/8/8 NOVATO,CA CESSNA T210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 462 TIME - 1630 N81PC PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARBERVILLE,CA NOVATO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- GUSTING TO 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81PC
- Reported as
- Cessna T210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gnoss Field
N81PCRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2004 · Cessna T210KAirframe modelCessna T210KEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N81PC · 1
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