# Accident 19870305005249A: Cessna P210N, Roswell, NM, March 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1987, 18:51 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6397° N, 104.3794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6397&lon=-104.3794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6115W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 430 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870305005249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA064), Mar 6, 1987: Cessna P210N (N6115W), Roswell, 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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