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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210 · Santa Rosa, CA · June 16, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1978
Place
Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8256MCessna T210
Status
Completed · report July 12, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780616013959A
Case key
141691

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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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3-1143  78/6/16    SANTA ROSA,CA       CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 607
        TIME - 1715                    N8256M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANOMA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORCED LDG IN DENSE BRUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8256M
Reported as
Cessna T210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sanoma County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.