| Status |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date | Sunday 18 September 1983 |
| Time | 23:20 LT |
| Type |
 Cessna P210N |
| Operator | Bengalaire |
| Registration | N4845W |
| MSN | P21000628 |
| Year of manufature | 1980 |
| Engines | Continental TSIO-520 |
| Crew | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total occupants | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage | Substantial |
| Location | Burbank, CA  United States of America
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| Phase | Approach |
| Nature | Private |
| Departure Airport | Van Nuys, CA (KVYN) |
| Destination Airport | |
| Narrative | WHILE ON FINAL APCH FOR A NIGHT LANDING, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT HIT THE TOP OF A CYCLONE FENCE, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, THEN THE ACFT SLID INTO A BLAST BARRIER. AN ENG RUN-UP WAS MADE, & LATER, A TEARDOWN WAS PERFORMED TO CHECK THE CRANKSHAFT, BUT NO DEFICIENIES WERE FOUND. Probable Cause: |
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