# NTSB investigations: Cessna T210L: In flight collision with terrain/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX02FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA049.md): Cessna T210L · San Jacinto, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 2001 · N210RE · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of situational awareness and his failure to adhere to the prescribed instrument approach procedures, including the track and altitudes flown. The underlying reasons for the pilot's loss of situational awareness are unknown.
- [NTSB DEN01FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA066.md): Cessna T210L · Howard, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 2001 · N222ED · Destroyed
  > the pilot's continuation of a VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were his failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, and his failure to obtain any in-flight…
- [NTSB LAX92LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA357.md): Cessna T210L · Jackpot, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1992 · N93336 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot allowing himself to become distracted while searching for a landing light switch during a critical phase of flight and the resultant failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors in the accident were the dark night light conditions and the…
- [NTSB DEN91FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA020.md): Cessna T210L · Clovis, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1990 · N22054 · Destroyed
  > An inadvertent descent into the ground while conducting a non-precision instrument approach, as a result of the pilot failing to stop his descent at mda. A factor is low visibility due to fog.
- [NTSB SEA90FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA122.md): Cessna T210L · Ashford, WA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1990 · N59291 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continuation of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB SEA89FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA057.md): Cessna T210L · Longmire, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1989 · N8822C · Destroyed
  > Physical incapacitation of the pilot.
- [NTSB DEN87FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA061.md): Cessna T210L · Nucla, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1987 · N1721X · Destroyed
  > The acft was on an IFR flt to an arpt without an instrument approach procedure. ATC cleared the flt to descend to 12,000 ft, the IFR mea for the area, at 30 NM NE of the arpt. At approx 3 min prior to the mishap, the plt was issued a cruise clearance at…
- [NTSB LAX82FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA262.md): Cessna T-210L · Reno, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1982 · N66GH · Destroyed
  > The pilot was descending in a mountainous area and did not clear the high terrain before collision with the ground occurred. The pilot was in radio communication with Reno tower and was given landing instructions. There was no verbal indication of trouble on…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073449')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073449&occurrence=230

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