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Cessna 210K N8270M

21 August 1970 · New Cuyama, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 August 1970 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 210K registered N8270M, operated by Gunnell Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Cuyama, California, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
New Cuyama, California, United States
Nearest airport
New Cuyama
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 210K
Registration
N8270M
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Gunnell Aviati
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Santa Barbara, Calif → Fresno, Calif
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4388

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

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

PAX, NOT A PLT, WAS ALLOWED TO MAKE APCH AND LDG. FLARED TOO HIGH.PLT CORRECTED LATE.HIT TAIL FIRST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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