- Date
- April 19, 1991, 08:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Littleton, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N761CMCessna T210M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910419011629A
- Case key
- 18019
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Probable cause
Improper reassembly of the overhauled turbocharger by maintenance personnel, and the pilot's improper use of the mixture control and boost pump. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions and unsuitable terrain in the emergency landing area.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The turbocharger failed during climb to cruise and the pilot improperly selected high boost and full rich mixture, causing a total loss of power. IMC prevailed and the pilot was initially vectored towards a distant airport, then vectored towards a closer airstrip. The pilot made a forced landing on a residential street. The airplane collided with wires, trees, and a house, then burned. A post-accident examination of the turbocharger disclosed improper reassembly by the overhaul facility.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761CM
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062150
- Airframe hours
- 2,316
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R-1A, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Denver Air Center
- Registered owner
- Denver Air Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1990
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Destination
- COS · Colorado Spring, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 12,863 total · 100 in this make and model · 12,191 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Observed at
- APA, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N761CM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.