Cessna P210N accident near Lancaster, California, December 4, 1984
On December 4, 1984, a Cessna P210N, registered N7606P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lancaster, California (Gen Wm. J. Fox airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 4, 1984
- Place
- Lancaster, California · Gen Wm. J. Fox · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N · all P210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N7606P · no longer on the register · serial P21000022
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT LANCASTER DUE TO A LOW FUEL STATE. ENG QUIT WHILE ON DOWNWIND IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RWY, AN OFF ARPT LANDING WAS MADE DURING WHICH THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 760 hours in all; 89 in this make and model; 47 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days; 572 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,100 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 26, 1984; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-P (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Q49 Firebaught CA
- Destination: EMT El Monte CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0, 5,001 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 040° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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