# Accident 19910419011629A: Cessna T210M, Denver, CO, April 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1991, 08:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5900° N, 105.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5900&lon=-105.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761CM-1991-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,863 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419011629A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND POWER LOSS IFR. BROKE OUT LOW. STRUCK POWERLINES, TREES AND HOUSE. TURBO CHARGER WHEEL CAME OFF SHAFT.

## 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 DEN91FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA061), Apr 19, 1991: Cessna T210M (N761CM), Littleton, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER REASSEMBLY OF THE OVERHAULED TURBOCHARGER BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND BOOST PUMP. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE…

## Other reports on N761CM (1)

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

- [Accident 19780901031329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901031329A), Sep 1, 1978: Cessna 210H (N761CM), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Crankshaft broken through #3 rod journal.

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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