# Accident 19890409006779A: Cessna T210G, Aspen, CO, April 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1989, 16:36 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1908° N, 106.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1908&lon=-106.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6812R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6812R-1992-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409006779A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. STALLED IMPACTED AND BURNED. GLIDE REDUCED BY FLAPS AND GEAR.

## 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 DEN89FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA104), Apr 9, 1989: Cessna T210F (N6812R), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FALURE DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE WIND CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE ATTEMPT TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE…

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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