# NTSB Accident DEN90FA089
> **CESSNA 210E** · 1990-04-09 · ELBERT, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90FA089
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22892
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-09
- **Location:** ELBERT, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.220214, -104.530708
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 210E
- **Registration:** N4912U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INITIATION OF FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, THE RAPID ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE AIRFRAME, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL-MUSH, RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO TERRAIN.

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