# Accident 19910215002779A: Cessna T210N, Kyburz, CA, February 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1991, 18:50 local time
- Place: Kyburz, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7701° N, 120.2592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7701&lon=-120.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9448Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9448Y-1991-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910215002779A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN WHILE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY PASS. VFR PILOT. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 LAX91FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA108), Feb 16, 1991: Cessna T210N (N9448Y), Kyburz, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT HIS VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY BECOMING SPATIAL DISORIENTED. THE LOW CEILINGS AND THE DARK NIGHT THAT…

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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