# Accident 19900409007899A: Cessna 210E, Elbert, CO, April 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1990, 17:56 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2202° N, 104.5307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2202&lon=-104.5307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4912U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4912U-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,054 total, 694 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409007899A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IFR ON SHORT FLIGHT WITH FORECASTING. ICED UP. UNABLE HOLD ALTITUDE. SETTLED. STRUCK ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 DEN90FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA089), Apr 9, 1990: Cessna 210E (N4912U), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INITIATION OF FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, THE RAPID ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE AIRFRAME, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL-MUSH, RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO TERRAIN.

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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