# Accident 19900824036059A: Cessna T210M, Placerville, CA, August 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1990, 21:10 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Swansboro County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7292° N, 120.7999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7292&lon=-120.7999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6985B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6985B-1993-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 908 total, 221 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036059A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING DESTINATION AIRPORT AT NIGHT STRUCK TREES. DEFECTIVE COLOR VISION. NO CURRENT NIGHT TIME.

## 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 LAX90FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA300), Aug 25, 1990: Cessna T-210-M (N6985B), Placerville, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISIDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO SELECT AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR HIS NIGHT TIME MEDICAL LIMITATION…

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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