# Accident 19950412007529A: Cessna P210N, Belle Plaine, NM, April 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Belle Plaine, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6197° N, 93.7597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6197&lon=-93.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4738A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4738A-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AF
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 438 total, 100 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412007529A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT BREAKUP WHILE OPERATING IN IMC. PILOT HAD ONLY 6 HRS ACTUAL INSTRUMENT TIME. UNKNOWN IF IFR RATED OR FILED (-23) AIRCRAFT SUFFERED INFLIGHT BREAK-UP WHILE OPERATING IN IFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 CHI95FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA121), Apr 12, 1995: Cessna P-210N (N4738A), Belle Plaine, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the failure to replace the deteriorated deicing boots, and the failure of the boots to operate when the airplane encountered icing condition. An additional causes were the pilot's failure to maintain…

## Other reports on N4738A (3)

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

- [Incident 19911111051109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911111051109I), Nov 11, 1991: Cessna P210N (N4738A), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear collapsed. Aircraft was covered with large amount of ice.
- [Accident 19900331009939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331009939A), Mar 31, 1990: Cessna P210N (N4738A), Natchez, MS, Substantial damage. FBO warned pilot on final gear not down. Pilot activated gear but gear in transit at touchdown. Gear then collapsed
- [Incident 19870626043629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626043629I), Jun 26, 1987: Cessna P210N (N4738A), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. The pilot declared an emergency when engine lost power after takeoff. Aircraft landed beside runway with gear up.

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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