ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348006
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 November 2023 |
| Time: | c. 21:32 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1400 |
| MSN: | P21000277 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Jolla, near San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Concord-Buchanan Field, CA (CCR/KCCR) |
| French Valley Airport (F70) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
A Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion II crashed due to fuel exhaustion in La Jolla, near San Diego, California, while trying to divert from French Valley Airport (F70) to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF/KMYF).
The sole pilot perished, and the aircraft received substantial damage.
He missed switching to the KMYF advisory channel and tried twice to activate the runway lights on the wrong frequency. He reported not being able to see the runway and went missed, then ran out of fuel. He had a prior missed approach at French Valley Airport (F70).
Sources:
https://www.10news.com/homepage-showcase/one-person-killed-in-plane-crash-in-la-jolla
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/videos/one-person-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-la-jolla/3356956/
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/video/one-person-killed-plane-crash-144914653.html
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N1400
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0a508&lat=32.846&lon=-117.227&zoom=13.1&showTrace=2023-11-16
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N1400/history/20231116/0000Z/KCCR/CA84
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2023 12:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Nov-2023 13:28 | harro | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 16-Nov-2023 13:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities] |
| 16-Nov-2023 14:28 | aaronwk | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Nov-2023 16:17 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 16:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 18:18 | ewumnrr | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 18:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2023 07:10 | GeckoTH | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-Nov-2023 16:28 | johnwg | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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