Cessna P210N N1400 accident near San Diego, California, November 15, 2023

Cessna P210N, registration N1400, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California on November 15, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24FA037 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 18 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 05:20 UTC, at 300 ft and 61 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 10 km from Miramar (KNKX).

The nearest weather report, from KNKX (10 km away), showed wind 20° at 7 knots, visibility 2 miles, ceiling 1,300 ft, weather: DZ BR (IFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Cessna P210N registered in United States (Mode S A0A508).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
November 15, 2023
Location
San Diego, California
Aircraft
Cessna P210N
Registration
N1400
Injuries
Fatal (1 on board)
NTSB case
WPR24FA037 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Miramar (KNKX)
Recorded flight
18 min, max 4,900 ft
Last recorded position
05:20 UTC, 300 ft, 61 kt

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case WPR24FA037; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.