# Accident 19870128003969A: Cessna T210L, Nucla, CO, January 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1987, 10:08 local time
- Place: Nucla, CO
- Airport: Montrose County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2596° N, 108.5497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2596&lon=-108.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1721X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1721X-1989-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 650 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870128003969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN AT 9200 FEET DURING DESCENT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CRUISE CLEARANCE.

## 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 DEN87FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA061), Jan 28, 1987: Cessna T210L (N1721X), Nucla, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N1721X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770910028549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910028549A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna T210L (N1721X), Keyhole, WY, 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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