# Accident 19901112049649A: Cessna T210L, Aspen, CO, November 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1990, 12:16 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1898° N, 106.8198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1898&lon=-106.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732DS-1991-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 937 total, 621 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901112049649A

## Narrative

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

TOWER SAW AIRCRAFT MAKE TIGHT CLIMBING TURN INTO RISING TERRAIN. DIVED INTO GROUND. WRONG TURN OUT. 93# OVER GROSS.

## 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 DEN91FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA017), Nov 12, 1990: Cessna T210L (N732DS), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE TURNING OVER HIGH TERRAIN BESIDE THE AIRPORT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO…

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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