# Accident 19940301003139A: Cessna P210R, Bay Minette, AL, March 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1994, 11:15 local time
- Place: Bay Minette, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8795° N, 87.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8795&lon=-87.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55MM-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210R (registry code 2073455, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520CE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,080 total, 157 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301003139A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IFR. SIGMETS IN AREA FOR SEVERE STORMS. REPORTED GYROS OUT. BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. IGNORED WEATHER SIGMETS.

## 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 ATL94FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA056), Mar 1, 1994: Cessna P210R (N55MM), Bay Minette, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT…

## Other reports on N55MM (1)

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

- [Accident 19860503015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503015589A), May 3, 1986: Cessna P210R (N55MM), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. The engine failed and the aircraft struck trees on landing.a misaligned piston pin caused extreme cylinder overheat

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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