# Accident 20050503008869A: Cessna T210N, Kalispell, MT, May 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2005, 15:40 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1408° N, 113.9100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1408&lon=-113.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106PM-2017-07-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050503008869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PENDING ON SCENE INVESTIGATION WHEN THE SNOW MELTS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE SCENE. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THUNDERSTORMS, RAIN, ICING AND TURBULENCE, POSSIBLY SEVERE, ARE LIKELY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE THE ONLY OCCUPANTS AND BOTH SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 SEA05FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA092), May 3, 2005: Cessna T210N (N106PM), Kalispell, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of aircraft control during climb while in instrument meteorological conditions. Icing conditions was a factor.

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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