# Accident 20031214033419A: Cessna P210N, Tonapah, NV, December 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2003, 18:55 local time
- Place: Tonapah, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2647° N, 117.2364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2647&lon=-117.2364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4674A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4674A-2004-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031214033419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 12/14/2003, FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TUCSON, AZ, TO TONAPAH, NV. NEVADA COVERED WITH LARGE AREAS OF SNOW STORMS. INITIAL RADAR CONTACT AT 18307 @ 120, ALTIMETER ISSUED TO ACFT AT 1842, ACFT GIVEN GPS TO RWY 15 AND TOLD TO REPORT CNCL/ARR ON ZLC FREQ OR THROUGH RNO FSS. LAST RADAR CONTACT WAS AT 1853Z, 18, 16, 25 N/117, 14, 41 W. @ 7500. WEATHER REPORT: SPECL 141824Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCTTO19 BKN070 BKN080 01/MO3 A2987 RMK AO2 FZRANO SPECL 141842Z AUTO VRB05KT 2SM-SN FEW020 BKN028 01/M03 A2987 RMK AO2 SNB40 P0000 FZRANO AIRCRAFT LOCATED 12/17/2003 AT 7200 FT, 38, 15, 88N, 117, 14, 18 W PILOT APPARENTLY BECAME DISORIENTED DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WHEN TRYING TO INTERSECT THE RNY 15 HEADING, FLEW THE AIRPLANE INTO RAISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC04FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA015), Dec 14, 2003: Cessna P210N (N4674A), Tonopah, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow approved instrument flight procedures, and his failure to maintain clearance from obstacles/terrain, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors…

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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