# Accident 19990806010919A: Cessna T210M, Clovis, NM, August 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1999, 16:10 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis Municipal
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.4092° N, 103.2001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4092&lon=-103.2001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6687B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6687B-2002-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990806010919A

## Narrative

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

CARGO ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) ON AUGUST 6, 1999, MR. PIERRE A. GASSER, AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2494143, WAS FATALLY INJURED IN N6687B, A CESSNA CE-210-T210M.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR B AND M ENTERPRISES, INC. D.B.A. NEW FLYING SERVICE OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE, HM.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME,THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN, .57 MILES FROM THE END OF RNY 22, AT THE CLOVIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CVN), CLOVIS, NM., SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT RULES WHEN IT WAS  REPOSITIONING FROM DALLAS LOVE FIELD, DALLAS, TX TO CVN.  NO FREIGHT WAS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE FOR THE FLIGHT, CONTRARY TO COMPANY'S PROCEDURES.  A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT, MR. JASON PRICE STATED HE HEARD THE ENGINE REV UP, AND LOOKED OVER HIS SHOULDER IN TIE TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT GO FROM A NORMAL DESCENT RATE, TO ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 60-80 DEGREES NOSE DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED IT WAS                              CONFIGURED WITH THE GEAR DOWN, FLAPS FROM 0-10 DEGREES, 5 DEGREES NOSE DOWN ON THE ELEVATOR TRIM. THERE WAS NO POST IMAPCT FIRE.  MR. GASSER WAS A NEW EMPLOYEE FOR NEW MEXICAO FLYING SERVICE, AND HAD BEEN QUALIFIED ON JULY 9, 1999.  COMPANY RECORDS REFLECT THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, HE HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 20 DAYS FOR THE COMPANY.  TRAINING RECORDS INDICATED THAT MR. GASSER WAS TRAINED AND TESTED BY THE CHIEF PILOT, MS. CHRIS SABLE.  TRAINING RECORDS ALSO REFLECTED THAT MR. GASSER RECEIVED 15 HOURS OF FLIGHT TRAINING.

## 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 DEN99FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA137), Aug 6, 1999: Cessna T210M (N6687B), Clovis, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during final approach to landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the high density altitude.

## Other reports on N6687B (1)

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

- [Incident 19970404009559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404009559I), Apr 4, 1997: Cessna T210M (N6687B), Farmington, NM. Narrative: aircraft departed albuquerque international airport for Farmington, NM (fmn) on a title 14 CFR part 135 flight. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan…

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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