# Accident 19910603019159A: Cessna 210M, Colorado City, TX, June 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1991, 06:58 local time
- Place: Colorado City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3909° N, 100.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3909&lon=-100.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777DH-1996-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 26 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910603019159A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. AIRFRAME FAILURE OCCURRED.SIGMETS AND AIRMETS OUT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA

## 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 DEN91FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA079), Jun 3, 1991: Cessna 210M (N777DH), Colorado City, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: THUNDERSTORM, UPDRAFTS AND THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE WEATHER…

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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