# NTSB OAK79FVG20: Cessna T210M, N761GH, Sacramento, CA, March 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1979
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0072   79/3/3    SACRAMENTO,CA       CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 373
        TIME - 1850                    N761GH              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RENO,NV                     SAN JOSE,CA                  SACRAMENTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AFTER ACCIDENT THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N761GH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sacramento Exec

## 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 19790303004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004059A), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna T210M, Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on final approach. Acft landed in a muddy field. Engine was later inspected and no malfunction n

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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