# Accident 19900519018909A: Cessna 2105, Bluff, UT, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Bluff, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1401° N, 109.5201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1401&lon=-109.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4807U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4807U-1992-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A(205A) (registry code 2073204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 286 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519018909A

## Narrative

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

TAKING OFF ON AN ABANDONED DIRT ROAD HIT TREE ROOT ROTATING AIRCRAFT INTO TREES ON EDGE OF ROAD.

## 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 DEN90LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA110), May 20, 1990: Cessna 205 (N4807U), Bluff, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SELECT AND SURVEY HIS LANDING SITE.

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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