# Accident 19730509011239A: Cessna T210J, Riverton, WY, May 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1973
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Riverton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.0263° N, 108.3813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0263&lon=-108.3813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2280R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2280R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210J (registry code 2073440, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,837 total, 800 in this make and model, 239 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DTC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730509011239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT CONCERNED WITH L X-WIND GUSTING TO 45K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN73DTC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC25), May 9, 1973: Cessna T210J (N2280R), Riverton, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2280R (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970828026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970828026859A), Aug 28, 1997: Cessna T210J (N2280R), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot stated that he had a total electrical failure while en route to his destination. He decided to land at an uncontrolled airport that had a lighted…
- [Accident 19771104034539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771104034539A), Nov 4, 1977: Cessna T210J (N2280R), Glenwood Sprgs, CO, Substantial damage. Piper PA-32 damaged by falling debris from wind sock pole. No bkn,rwy,or taxiway lighting.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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