Cessna P210N N4761A

Summary

On 10 June 2023 at about 03:55 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N4761A was involved in an accident near Olivehurst, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 June 2023 at 03:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Olivehurst, California, United States

Nearest airport

Yuba County Airport (KMYV)

Coordinates

39.0960, -121.5682

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N4761A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1983

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeport → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

WPR23LA234

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on a straight in approach to land, he heard another pilot report that he was landing at the airport and would cut in front of him. The accident pilot discontinued the approach and performed a 360° turn. He then resumed the approach and continued to land but failed to extend the landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damaged the left and right keel beams. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.