# Accident 19850418013229A: Cessna T210N, White Mountain, AZ, April 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1985, 11:17 local time
- Place: White Mountain, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2294° N, 110.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2294&lon=-110.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2497U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,078 total, 77 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418013229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT PICKED UP SO MUCH ICE THAT AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT RESULTED. DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME ON LEVEL OFF. SAFE LANDING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA211), Apr 18, 1985: Cessna T210N (N2497U), White Mountain, AZ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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