# Accident 20180415014829A: Cessna T210N, Colorado Spring, CO, April 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2018, 12:37 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8106° N, 104.7097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8106&lon=-104.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6988N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6988N-2020-02-03) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,174 total, 136 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180415014829A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 15, 2018 AT 12:50 PM MDT A CESSNA 210N, N6988N  REGISTERED TO FLY ELITE AVIATION COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A ROAD NEAR THE COLORADO SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANCIALLY DAMAGED AND ONE PASSENGER RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHTORGINATED FROM LONGMONT COLORADO AIRPORT ON APRIL15, 2018 AT 11:40 AM MDT.

## 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 CEN18LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA142), Apr 15, 2018: Cessna T210N (N6988N), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N6988N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880120008569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880120008569I), Jan 20, 1988: Cessna T210N (N6988N), Redmond, OR. Encountered severe downdraft and turbulence. Lost control of aircraft. Recovered at a lower altitude. Pilot injured

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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