Cessna T210N accident near Santa Barbara, California, March 5, 1985
On March 5, 1985, a Cessna T210N, registered N6220C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Santa Barbara, California (Santa Barbara airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- March 5, 1985
- Place
- Santa Barbara, California · Santa Barbara
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · all T210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N6220C · no longer on the register · serial 21063833
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING ARRIVAL AT SANTA BARBARA, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LDG GEAR. EFFORTS AT GEAR EXTENSION USING THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP FAILED & THE PLT LANDED WITH THE ACFT'S GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN IN THE GEAR CIRCUIT. WHEN THE HAND PUMP WAS USED TO LOWER THE GEAR, THIS EMERGENCY SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.
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
- Flight time: 1,600 hours in all; 120 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 705 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 11, 1984; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BFL Bakersfield CA at 9:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 6,049 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,500 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6220C the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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