Cessna T210G accident near Lomita, CA
On August 11, 2007, a Cessna T210G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lomita, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 11, 2007
- Place
- Lomita, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.806°N, 118.344°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070821X01222
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 11, 2007, about 1515 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210G, N225RJ, impacted two houses in Lomita, California, during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The airplane, which was registered to and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot, who was the sole person on board, was killed. One person on the ground received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 local personal flight. The flight departed from Zamperini Field Airport in Torrance, California, a few minutes before the accident occurred. According to information provided by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control personnel, the airplane departed from runway 29R, and the flight was cleared to make a right closed traffic pattern to return for landing on runway 29R. The local controller advised the pilot several times that his transponder was not operating. When the airplane reached a position about 3 nautical miles (nm) northeast of the airport, the controller advised the pilot that his transponder appeared to be inoperative. The controller then cleared another airplane to land on runway 29R. After this airplane landed, the controller observed the accident airplane at a low altitude about 1.5 nm northeast of the airport. He cleared the accident airplane to land and received no response from the pilot. He continued to observe the airplane as it descended into a residential area. No distress calls were received from the airplane. A witn
Probable cause
The loss of engine power during approach as a result of fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper pre takeoff fuel system selector valve positioning. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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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.
