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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210 · Eureka, CA · November 26, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1976
Place
Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1650XCessna T210
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761126036379A
Case key
152519

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3224  76/11/26   EUREKA,CA           CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 184
        TIME - 1543                    N1650X              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURRAY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANAHEIM,CA                  EUREKA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- OVERFLEW ARPTS. HIT FENCE AT END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1650X
Reported as
Cessna T210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Murray Field

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Other investigations on N1650X · 1

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