# Accident 19980806019829A: Cessna T210N, Creed, CO, August 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1998
- Place: Creed, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8494° N, 106.9190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8494&lon=-106.9190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2WF-2000-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980806019829A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CARTWHEELED INTO TREES AND CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL 4 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ.(-23) ON AUGUST 6, 1998, A CESSNA T-210N, N2WF, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING TO DROP THEIR MOTHER'S ASHES BEHIND THE FAMILY CABIN NEAR CREEDE, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS 3 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE CRASH. A WITNESS STATED SHE SAW A "CLOUD OF SOMETHING" PASS BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTS BEFORE IT SPUN INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING IN A LOW, SLOW STEEP BANK ANGLE BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO THE TREES.

## 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 FTW98FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA344), Aug 6, 1998: Cessna T210N (N2WF), Creede, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying airspeed and the subsequent stall/spin. A contributing factor was high density altitude.

## Other reports on N2WF (1)

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

- [Accident 19870104000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104000049A), Jan 4, 1987: Cessna T210N (N2WF), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was landed in rough terrain.

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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