- Date
- October 20, 1978
- Place
- San Leandro, CA · SAN LEANDRO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5148QCessna T-210L
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781020041019A
- Case key
- 138309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3743 78/10/20 SAN LEANDRO,CA CESSNA T-210L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 369 TIME - 2118 N5148Q PX- 0 3 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WA SAN FRANCISCO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK COM POLES & CONCRETE WALL & BURNED. NO 4 ROD ASY (PN 632041A2) FAILED FOR UNKN RSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5148Q
- Reported as
- Cessna T-210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oakland Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5148Q · 1
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