Cessna T210L accident near Oakland, CA
On November 21, 1998, a Cessna T210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oakland, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 21, 1998
- Place
- Oakland, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.750°N, 122.130°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11450
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 21, 1998, about 1515 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna T210L, N9222T, was destroyed during a collision with a high school building in a residential area of Oakland, California. The private pilot received serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight had originated at Watsonville, California, and was destined for Little River, California. Due to fog and low stratus cloud conditions at Little River, the pilot diverted to Petaluma, California, for lunch and to call the Little River Airport for a weather update. The airport manager did not expect the weather to clear up that day. The pilot decided to cancel the trip to Little River and return to Watsonville. He stated "we got back into the plane, and after a normal run-up headed back home." At the time of the accident the flight was returning to Watsonville. The pilot stated that en route his passenger had gotten into the right rear seat while in-flight to photograph the University of California at Berkeley, California, sports coliseum football game in progress. The last thing the pilot recalled was asking his passenger if she could see the scoreboard. When asked how high he was flying, he stated 5,500 feet msl. An aircraft was identified by Bay Terminal Radar Approach Control (Tracon) as an Oakland International Airport Class "C" airspace intruder. They reported that the unidentified aircraft had circled the coliseum
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's inadequate fuel management which led to fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and his ostentatious display.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
