Cessna T210M N6178N
30 May 1988 · Long Beach, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1988 at about 22:43 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N6178N was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Daugherty Field (LGB)
- Coordinates
- 33.8193, -118.1094
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M
- Registration
- N6178N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Temple Bar → Long Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA206
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE EMPENNAGE CAUGHT ON THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT ONE TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE OTHER CONTAINED 25 GALLONS. THE PILOT HAD JUST SWITCHED TO THE FULLER TANK WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna T210M | Prosser, Washington, United States | Lonnie C. Marchant | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Oct 1988 | Cessna T210M | Clarksville, Arkansas, United States | Scranton Aircraft Sales Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1988 | Cessna T210M | Carson, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1988 | Cessna T210M | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1988 | Cessna T210M | Sheperdsville, Kentucky, United States | Gregory A. Hewett | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1988 | Cessna T210M | Greene, New York, United States | Harold L. Berk | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |