# Accident 19881018046919A: Cessna 210E, Wenatchee, WA, October 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1988, 06:59 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3702° N, 120.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3702&lon=-120.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4961U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4961U-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,740 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881018046919A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A SHEAR ROCK CLIFF ON SIDE OFF A BOX CANYON. APPEARS PILOT WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN IN A BOX CANYON

## 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 SEA89LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA013), Oct 18, 1988: Cessna 210E (N4961U), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed, 4 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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