# NTSB DEN67A0045: Cessna 210-5A, N4855U, Albuquerque, NM, February 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1967
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0053   67/2/7    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CESSNA 210-5A       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 955
        TIME - 0002                    N4855U              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELEVATION OF CRASH SITE ON MT 3 MI NORTH OF AIRWAY IS 8800 FT MSL.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 56.0 MG.PC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4855U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4855U-1970-06-24), registration cancelled 1970-06-24, S/N 205-0555 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5A(205A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (registry code 2073204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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