# Accident 19910927043679A: Cessna P210N, Pagosa Springs, CO, September 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2403° N, 107.0300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2403&lon=-107.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1JG-1992-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 16 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927043679A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON TEST FLIGHT AFTER PROPELLOR STRIKE.MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN DENIED.

## 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 DEN91FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA135), Sep 27, 1991: Cessna P210N (N1JG), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES DURING AN APPROACH FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS A RELATED FACTOR CONCERNING THE PARTIAL LOSS OF…

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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