# Accident 20050511007879A: Cessna T210G, Ouray, CO, May 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2005, 12:56 local time
- Place: Ouray, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0181° N, 107.7178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0181&lon=-107.7178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6807R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6807R-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050511007879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BREAK UP IN FLIGHT NEAR WHITEHOUSE MOUNTAIN IN OURAY COUNTY. RADAR COVERAGE SHOWED A VERTICAL DESCENT OF 20,000 FPS, IMPACTING MOUNTAIN AT AN ALTITUDE OF BETWEEN 12,000 AND 13,000 FEET. THE ACCIDENT SCENE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE FAA OR THE NTSB DUE TO SNOW CONDITIONS. ONLY TWO ADULTS BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED AND NO WRECKAGE AS OF 05/19/05. WHEN FURTHER INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.

## 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 DEN05FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA074), May 11, 2005: Cessna T210G (N6807R), Ouray, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions, loss of control, and resulting exceedence of the design stress limits of the aircraft. which led to an in-flight structural failure.…

## Other reports on N6807R (1)

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

- [Accident 19821106059729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821106059729A), Nov 6, 1982: Cessna T210G (N6807R), Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff because of unexplained noise. Aircraft hit concrete pads off end of runway.

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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