Cessna T210M N6877M

Summary

On 1 September 2001 at about 03:20 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N6877M was involved in an accident near Watsonville, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 2001 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Watsonville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Watsonville Municipal (WVI)

Coordinates

40.3806, -122.9103

Aircraft

Cessna T210M

Registration

N6877M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Watsonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX01FA297

1 person died.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The single engine airplane impacted terrain, 3 miles from the runway, while on final approach during hours of darkness. The pilot was executing a localizer instrument landing approach and the reported weather conditions at the airport were below minimums for the approach. The pilot, who died 25 days after the accident, told early responders "I lost my engine." A postcrash fire destroyed the cockpit area and inboard wings of the airplane and a large area of surrounding vegetation. Fueling records and a fuel consumption calculation showed that the airplane should have had sufficient fuel on board for about 3 hours more flying. The engine was peripherally involved in the fire and was subsequently run on an engine stand satisfactorily.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.