# Accident 19990730010259A: Cessna T210F, Fairplay, CO, July 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1999, 08:45 local time
- Place: Fairplay, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2201° N, 105.7994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2201&lon=-105.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6125R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6125R-2000-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730010259A

## Narrative

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

UNKN (-23) ON JULY 30, 1999 AT @0845 MDT, A CESSNA T210F, N6125R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER @2 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRPLAY, DOLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AND WAS ENROUTE TO ASPEN, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE A/C'S ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN NEARBY FIELD WHEN THE A/C STALLED AND IMPACTED TREES. INITIAL FAILURE ANALYSIS INDICATES A POTENTIAL LUBRICATION PROBLEM WITH THE TURBOCHARGER BEARING. FINAL ANALYSIS IS PENDING OFFICIAL REPORT.

## 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 DEN99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA131), Jul 30, 1999: Cessna T210F (N6125R), Fairplay, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a partial failure of the turbocharger.

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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