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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Roswell, NM · March 5, 1987

Date: March 5, 1987 · 18:51 local
Place: Roswell, NM
Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6115W
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN87FA064
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total430 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft impacted the ground at night. Suspect the pilot fell asleep.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT NIGHT. SUSPECT THE PILOT FELL ASLEEP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN87FA064Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRoswell, NMThe plt, who never flew at night and who told relatives that he was exhausted after all-day business meetings, nevertheless departed albuquerque, NM, at 1756, en route to Roswell, NM. He contacted Roswell twr at 1844 but never arrived. The wreckage was…Mar 6, 1987 · Destroyed