# Accident 19921230052579A: Cessna 210, Denver, CO, December 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7404° N, 104.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7404&lon=-104.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7469E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7469E-1993-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 707 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921230052579A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL IN DENSE FOG APPROACHING AIRPORT. PILOT HAD REPORTED AIRPORT IN SIGHT.

## 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 DEN93FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA021), Dec 31, 1992: Cessna 210 (N7469E), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WHEN THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO FOG WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL APPROACH. FACTORS WERE: INACCURATE WEATHER EVALUATION BY THE PILOT AND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE…

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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