# Accident 19901125051939A: Cessna T210F, Upland, CA, November 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1990, 18:10 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0794° N, 117.4600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0794&lon=-117.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6775R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6775R-1991-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125051939A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK UPSLOPE OF MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHILE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE AT LOW ALTITUDE AT NIGHT IN FOG AND LIGHT RAIN.

## 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 LAX91FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA044), Nov 26, 1990: Cessna T210-F (N6775R), Fontana, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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