# Accident 19900519016689A: Cessna 210L, Telluride, CO, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9396° N, 107.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9396&lon=-107.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2403S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2403S-1993-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 121 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519016689A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SINK RATE ON NOSE HIGH GUSTY WIND TAKEOFF AND STALLED. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE GROSS WEIGHT FLAPS FACTORS

## 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 DEN90FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA109), May 19, 1990: Cessna 210L (N2403S), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FFAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. FACTOR WAS WIND SHEAR REPORTED OFF DEPARTURE END OF RWY.

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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