# Accident 19910301003779A: Cessna T210M, Taos, NM, March 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1991, 21:41 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNXA
- Location: 36.3794° N, 105.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3794&lon=-105.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761MU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761MU-2013-05-08) (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 TSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,350 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910301003779A

## Narrative

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

INEFFECTIVE ICE REMOVAL PRIOR DEPARTURE IN SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER NIGHT DEPARTURE.

## 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 DEN91FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA048), Mar 2, 1991: Cessna T210M (N761MU), Taos, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE FLIGHT INTO FREEZING RAIN WHICH RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL ICING THAT EXCEEDED THE ABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS: IMPROPER DEICING.

## Other reports on N761MU (1)

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

- [Incident 19881118061099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881118061099I), Nov 18, 1988: Cessna T210M (N761MU), Gallup, NM. Electrical failure in IFR conditions. Descended through break and landed. Arcing at alternator battery terminal.

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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