# NTSB Accident DEN91FA048
> **CESSNA T210M** · 1991-03-02 · TAOS, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN91FA048
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16584
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-03-02
- **Location:** TAOS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.379409, -105.569313
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** T210M
- **Registration:** N761MU
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE FLIGHT INTO FREEZING RAIN WHICH RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL ICING THAT EXCEEDED THE ABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS: IMPROPER DEICING.

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