# Accident 19870718035219A: Cessna 210, Coaldale, CO, July 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Coaldale, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3502° N, 105.8305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3502&lon=-105.8305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7444E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7444E-1989-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,970 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718035219A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED AREA OF FORECAST SEVERE TURBULENCE AND LOST PART OF A WING. VERTICAL IMPACT. NO RECORD OF WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 DEN87FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA188), Jul 18, 1987: Cessna 210 (N7444E), Coaldale, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7444E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800315038479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315038479I), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 210 (N7444E), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Nose gear wheel jammed due to insufficient nose gear strut extension.

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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