# Accident 19910811033229A: Cessna 210, Chino Valley, AZ, August 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chino Valley, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7693° N, 112.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7693&lon=-112.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9542T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9542T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 70 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910811033229A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WEATHER EN ROUTE. LANDED ON ROAD. ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON MUDDY ROAD AFTER RAIN SHOWER. SKIDDED INTO ROCKS

## 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 LAX91LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA352), Aug 11, 1991: Cessna 210 (N9542T), Chino Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SLIPPERY CONDITION OF THE ROAD SURFACE BEING USED AS A RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9542T (1)

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

- [Incident 19880817046649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817046649I), Aug 17, 1988: Cessna 210 (N9542T), Cotton Center, TX, Minor damage. Pilot hit a powerline at approach end of landing strip causing loss of directional control. Landed in a field.

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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