# Accident 19960121000759A: Cessna T210N, Gorman, CA, January 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8606° N, 118.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8606&lon=-118.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6452N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6452N-1998-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 225 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960121000759A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINING FROM CLOUDS MINUS LEFT WING. INDICATES ICING. CONTROL LOSS SPIRAL DIVE. EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD LIMIT

## 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 LAX96FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA098), Jan 22, 1996: Cessna T-210N (N6452N), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of control of the aircraft in cruise flight for undetermined reasons and subsequent in-flight structural failure of the aircraft.

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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