Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 182B N2710G

30 August 1986 · La Jolla, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 August 1986 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 182B registered N2710G, operated by Michael L. Saindon, was involved in an accident near La Jolla, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
La Jolla, California, United States
Coordinates
32.8599, -117.2391
Aircraft
Cessna 182B
Registration
N2710G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Michael L. Saindon
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oceanside → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86LA338

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 182 DITCHED INTO THE OCEAN AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE WEATHER WAS INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE AREA. THE PILOT INDICATED THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED LESS THAN 1/4 OF FUEL ON THE RIGHT TANK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS SURE HE HAD 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES OF FUEL AT DEPARTURE TIME. THE FLIGHT TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 34 MINUTES. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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