# Accident 19900311003659A: Cessna T210L, Mesa, AZ, March 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1990, 08:50 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4308° N, 111.7091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4308&lon=-111.7091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94302, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94302-1990-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900311003659A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT. CRASHED INTO TREES ON TAKEOFF AND BURNED. TRIM FULL UP.

## 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 LAX90LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA117), Mar 11, 1990: Cessna T210L (N94302), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE AIRPLANE CHECKLIST AND PROPERLY CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE FOR TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND THE FAILURE OF…

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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