# Incident 19810814061139I: Cessna 210L, Durango, CO, August 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59073, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59073) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814061139I

## Narrative

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

BRAKE FAILED DURING ROLLOUT. GROUND LOOPED INTO DITCH. PROPELLER TIP BENT.

## Other reports on N59073 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760212002859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760212002859A), Feb 12, 1976: Cessna 210L (N59073), Pampa, TX, Substantial damage. Extended x-c range too FAR.

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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