# Accident 19930215004889A: Cessna T210M, Coalinga, CA, February 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1993, 18:55 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1901° N, 120.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1901&lon=-120.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761NE-1993-06-16) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,888 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930215004889A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN ON CLEAR DARK NIGHT. PILOT HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE,HYPERTENSION AND HEART INFARCTION.

## 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 LAX93FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA125), Feb 16, 1993: Cessna T210M (N761NE), Coalinga, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO SELECT A CRUISE ALTITUDE WHICH WOULD ENSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING THE NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: 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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