# Accident 20030205017549A: Cessna T210N, February 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2003, 08:30 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2061° N, 98.4017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2061&lon=-98.4017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4945Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4945Y-2003-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030205017549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N495Y TOOK OFF FROM MATAMOROS, MEXICO ON A MEXICAN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TO TORREON, MEXICO. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN COURSE AND CRASHED INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

## 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 FTW03FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA093), Feb 5, 2003: Cessna T210N (N4945Y), Mission, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in his exceeding the airplane's design limitation. Contributing factors were the pilot's decision to fly the airplane with known…

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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