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Cessna T210N accident near Walsh, Colorado, March 3, 1993

On March 3, 1993, a Cessna T210N, registered N5367A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Walsh, Colorado. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

A COMPLETE POWER LOSS FROM MECHANICAL FAILURE. A FACTOR WAS: A POND, WHICH THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED DURING LANDING ROLL.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
March 3, 1993 · cases in 1993
Place
Walsh, Colorado · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna T210N · all T210Ns on the register
Registration
N5367A · registry record · serial 210963393
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD AND DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A POND AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION REVEALED A SHORTED RIGHT MAGNETO AND MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE TURBOCHARGER.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Pilot

  • Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
  • Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
  • Flight time: 13,450 hours in all; 2,150 in this make and model; 146 in the last 90 days; 56 in the last 30 days; 12,870 as pilot in command; 2,079 on instruments
  • Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: left

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 2,144 hours
  • Last inspection: annual inspection, June 9, 1992; 188 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
  • Seats: 6
  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
  • Operator: Cooper Medical Buildings, INC.

The flight

  • Departed from: PUB Pueblo CO at 11:30 pm
  • Destination: PWA Oklahoma City OK
  • Flight plan: IFR
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 330° at 5 knots
  • Visibility: 10 statute miles
  • Sky: clear
  • Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers1

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