# Accident 19881020046979A: Cessna T210F, Rogers, AR, October 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Rogers, AR
- Airport: Rogers Municipal-Carter Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3292° N, 94.1301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3292&lon=-94.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6191R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6191R-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,204 total, 160 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881020046979A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT TRIED TO LAND AT NIGHT IN DENSE FOG. HIT TREES NEAR AIRPORT. WAS ADVISED WEATHER BAD BUT PROCEEDED ANYWAY

## 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 MKC89FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA007), Oct 21, 1988: Cessna T210F (N6191R), Rogers, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: DARK NIGHT, LOW…

## Other reports on N6191R (2)

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

- [Accident 19731117037019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117037019A), Nov 17, 1973: Cessna 210H (N6191R), Peoria, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 23K.plt lost directional ctl when nose tire blew out-nose gr separated.
- [Accident 19730422016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422016799A), Apr 22, 1973: Cessna T210F (N6191R), Lake City, FL, Substantial damage. Ldg gr ctl lvr had to be pulled out of detent bfr actuating to dwn psn. Shorted diodes in altnr.

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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