# Accident 20201004019699A: Cessna 210B, Cedaridge, CO, October 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2020, 11:40 local time
- Place: Cedaridge, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0376° N, 107.9892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0376&lon=-107.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9568X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9568X-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201004019699A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF GRAND JUNCTION. DESTINATION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DELTA, CO. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER OVER CEDARIDGE. CLEARING THE TOP OF THE TREES. THEY CRASHED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. POST FIRE CRASH, BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES AND BURNS.

## 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 CEN21LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA001), Oct 4, 2020: Cessna 210 (N9568X), Cedaredge, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N9568X (1)

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

- [Incident 19940415013599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940415013599I), Apr 15, 1994: Cessna 210B (N9568X), Ione, CA, Minor damage. Unable to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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