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SEA91LA009

1990-10-28 · LARAMIE, Wyoming, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LAR

Current FAA registration · N4981C

Make / Model
CESSNA T210N
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791112
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6304E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY SET THE MIXTURE CONTROL.

Factual narrative

AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPOACH, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND TEST RUN. DURING THE RUN, THERE WERE NO NOTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_SEA91LA009.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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