# NTSB WPR26LA212: Cessna P210N, N54CC, Santa Teresa, NM, June 5, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 5, 2026, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Coordinates: 31.880444, -106.70325 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8804&lon=-106.7032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA212
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203153/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA212

## Preliminary report

On June 5, 2026, about 1130 mountain daylight time, a Cessna P210N airplane, N54CC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Dona Ana County International Jetport Airport (DNA), Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The pilot and 2 passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations personal flight. A witness, who was also a flight instructor located at an airport hangar, reported that the airplane was on an approach to runway 28 and never touched down on the runway. The airplane was then observed at a high angle of attack and subsequently stalled and spun into the ground. The airplane came to rest on the left side of the runway in a ditch. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuselage and right wing sustained substantial damage. The airplane was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54CC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54CC), registered now, S/N P21000360, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P21000360
- Year built: 1979
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Scythe & Spade Co
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: DNA, Dona Ana County International Jetport Airport, runway 28, 9,550 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KELP, 17 nm away
- METAR: METAR KELP 051651Z 19011KT 10SM SCT130 SCT160 BKN250 25/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP091 VIRGA NE-SE-SW T02500106 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260605010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260605010029A), Jun 5, 2026: Cessna P210N, Santa Teresa, NM, Substantial damage. On 06/05/2026 at 1115 a Cessna P210N crashed while attempting a go around. Purpose of flight was sight seeing, no flight plan was filed and the dammage to the…

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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