# Accident 19910106000189A: Cessna T210M, Sacramento, CA, January 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5095° N, 121.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5095&lon=-121.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6148B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6148B-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106000189A

## Narrative

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

RADAR CONTACT LOST ON CLIMBOUT IN OVERCAST. OBSERVED VERTICAL DIVE EXITING CLOUDS TO IMPACT. LIMITED IFR EXPERIENCE

## 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 LAX91FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA066), Jan 6, 1991: Cessna T210M (N6148B), Sacramento, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE FLYING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

## Other reports on N6148B (1)

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

- [Incident 19790523027669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523027669I), May 23, 1979: Cessna T210/ (N6148B), Brackett, CA. Landing after engine lost power. Found broken rocker shaft boss.

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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