# NTSB WPR26FA103: Cessna 210B, N9735X, Camarillo, CA, February 16, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: February 15, 2026, 18:05 local (Feb 16, 2026, 02:05 UTC)
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Coordinates: 34.229734, -119.05224
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2297&lon=-119.0522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA-FSDO, Textron Aviation, Continental Motors
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26FA103
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202437/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA103

## Preliminary report

On February 15, 2026, about 1805 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 210B, N9735X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Camarillo, California. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A review of FAA ADS-B data revealed that the pilot departed Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada at 1623. The airplane flew southwest and maintained an altitude of about 8,500 ft mean sea level (msl). While approaching Camarillo, California, the pilot declared an emergency with air traffic control and requested to land at Camarillo Airport (CMA), Camarillo, California after he lost engine power. According to the flight track, the airplane then turned direct to CMA as the airplane began to descend. No further communications were received by the pilot. The airplane impacted a large tree and a fence before it came to rest on a water canal access gravel road in a residential neighborhood about 2-1/4 mile from the approach end of runway 26 at CMA. The accident site was at an elevation of 133 ft msl and on a magnetic heading of 58° from the approach end of runway 26. The debris field was about 1,190 ft long and on a directional heading of about 178°. The right outboard wing separated and was located in the impacted tree. The right wing strut was the furthest in the debris field and was found in the bottom of the canal. During the recovery of the wreckage, the left wing was removed from the fuselage and about 20 gallons of fuel was removed from the tank. The right wing was breached near the wing root area and a small amount of fuel was noted. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073410), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120); cases with it: [Cessna 210B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=2073410), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9735X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9735X), registered now, S/N 21058035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21058035
- Year built: 1962
- Airframe hours: 3261.63
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Rudolph Oelofse
- Registered owner: Pascal LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 15, 2025, 7.72 hours before
- Departed: LAS, Las Vegas, NV
- Destination: OXR, Oxnard, CA
- Airport: CMA, Camarillo, runway 08/26, 6,013 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,900 ft overcast
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KCMA, 2 nm away
- METAR: METAR KCMA 160155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC049 14/10 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01440100

## 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 20260215000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260215000849A), Feb 15, 2026: Cessna 210B, Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On February 15, 2026, about 1805, a Cessna 210B was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Camarillo, California. The pilot was fatally…

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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