# Accident 19901025047039A: Cessna T210M, Carbondale, CO, October 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1990, 11:06 local time
- Place: Carbondale, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WTXA
- Location: 38.9401° N, 105.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9401&lon=-105.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761TW-1991-07-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025047039A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLYING LOW IN A CANYON. COLLIDED WITH HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE. CRASHED.

## 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 DEN91FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA012), Oct 25, 1990: Cessna T210M (N761TW), Carbondale, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE POWER LINE.

## Other reports on N761TW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821209067389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209067389I), Dec 9, 1982: Cessna T210M (N761TW), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Landed with gear partially extended. Pilot reported electric power failure and mechanical manual gear problems.

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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