# Accident 19870105000169A: Cessna T210M, Albuquerque, NM, January 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1987, 13:02 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNBA
- Location: 35.0598° N, 106.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0598&lon=-106.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6577B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6577B-1988-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,571 total, 1,571 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105000169A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SIDE OF A CANYON.  THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY UNDER A VIOLENT FRONTAL WEATHER SYSTEM.

## 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 DEN87FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA041), Jan 5, 1987: Cessna T210M (N6577B), Albuqerque, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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