Accident · 1991-09-27

NTSB case DEN91FA135 · CESSNA P210N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-09-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA P210N (N1JG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: DAVID H. HAMPTON Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DAVID H. HAMPTON

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES DURING AN APPROACH FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS A RELATED FACTOR CONCERNING THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Source: NTSB case DEN91FA135

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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