# Accident 19890127001399A: Cessna P210N, Durango, CO, January 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KRTA
- Location: 37.2692° N, 107.8801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2692&lon=-107.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4737P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,912 total, 400 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127001399A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART UNPLOWED SNOW COVERED RUNWAY IN BELOW COMPANY WEATHER MINIMUMS,STRUCK SNOW DRIFT AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN89LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA069), Jan 28, 1989: Cessna P210N (N4737P), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING TAKEOFF. THAT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE CONDITIONS FROM AN AIRPORT THAT WAS NOT APPROVED FOR IMC OPERATIONS IS CONSIDERED…

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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