# Accident 20180402010459A: Cessna 210A, Alma, CO, April 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2018, 15:30 local time
- Place: Alma, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4600° N, 105.6633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4600&lon=-105.6633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68640 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180402010459A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 2, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:48 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N68640, A CESSNA C-210A, SERIAL NUMBER 21057627 WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AT 39 DEGREES 16?22? NORTH, 106 DEGREES 10? 47 W? NEAR ALMA, COLORADO. AN ALCON WAS ISSUED FOR THE MISSING AIRCRAFT WHEN IT DID NOT ARRIVE AS EXPECTED AND THE SEARCH SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY ON APRIL 6, 2018. WEATHER AT TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITION (VMC).  ON JULY 13, 2018, HIKERS SPOTTED THE WRECKAGE AND NOTIFIED AUTHORITIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PERSON 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 CEN18FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA266), Apr 2, 2018: Cessna 210 (N68640), Alma, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's poor decision to depart on a flight over mountainous terrain in an improperly maintained airplane, and the subsequent encounter with mountain wave turbulence, which…

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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