# Accident 19900712025399A: Cessna P210R, Ogden, UT, July 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1990, 07:18 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DPOA
- Location: 41.1507° N, 111.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1507&lon=-111.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6203A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6203A-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210R (registry code 2073455, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520CE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712025399A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOW IN NARROW CANYON. STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED. ENGINE HAD DETONATION AND OVERHEAT DAMAGE. SEIZED.

## 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 DEN90FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA159), Jul 12, 1990: Cessna P210R (N6203A), Ogden, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE #1 PISTON DUE TO PRE-IGNITION/DETONATION IN THE #1 CYLINDER, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT (HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION). THE OBSTRUCTION (POWER LINE) WAS…

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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