# Accident 19790619012319A: Cessna T210L, Brighton, CO, June 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1979, 22:00 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Van Aire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9834° N, 104.7045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN AIRE (CO12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9834&lon=-104.7045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94243-1988-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 276 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619012319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRE AT NIGHT ON VFR APPROACH TO LANDING.PILOT ATTEMPING TO BECOME RECURRENT FOR NIGHT FLIGHT.

## 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 DEN79FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE48), Jun 19, 1979: Cessna T210 (N94243), Brighton, CO, destroyed

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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