# NTSB Accident DEN90FA013
> **CESSNA T210L** · 1989-10-25 · PENASCO, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90FA013
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29579
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-10-25
- **Location:** PENASCO, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.170864, -105.690711
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** T210L
- **Registration:** N93110
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN (AND/OR UNDERSTAND) WIND ALOFT INFORMATION, HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TYPE OF OPERATION (MOUNTAIN FLYING), A DOWNDRAFT, AND THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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