# Accident 20160518004739A: Cessna P210N, Sheridan, CO, May 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2016, 09:05 local time
- Place: Sheridan, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4950° N, 102.2900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4950&lon=-102.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6609P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6609P-2018-05-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,205 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160518004739A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 18, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:05 HRS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, (MST), N6609P, A CESSNA MODEL P210N AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NEAR SHERIDAN LAKE, COLORADO.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN16FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA188), May 18, 2016: Cessna P210N (N6609P), Sheridan Lake, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's severe impairment from the combined effects of high levels of ingested alcohol as well as three impairing medications (zolpidem, lorazepam, and diphenhydramine), which resulted in his…

## Other reports on N6609P (1)

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

- [Incident 20000528019949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000528019949I), May 28, 2000: Cessna P210N (N6609P), Boise, ID, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot failed to flair at landing. Damage was done to the propeller and nose gear tire and wheel, and right hand main landing gear. The pilot refuses…

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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