# NTSB Accident WPR12FA349
> **CESSNA P210N** · 2012-08-11 · Santa Monica, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12FA349
- **Event ID:** 20120811X63955
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-08-11
- **Location:** Santa Monica, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.045833, -118.431945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** P210N
- **Registration:** N41KA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude during a return to the airport following an unspecified emergency; the nature of the emergency could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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