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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 3, 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
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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