# Accident 19830215004189A: Cessna T210N, Riverton, WY, February 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Riverton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0303° N, 108.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0303&lon=-108.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5393A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5393A-1991-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215004189A

## Narrative

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

ENINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. CRASH LANDED ON A ROAD. FUEL CONTROLLER OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSED OVER RICH MIXTURE.

## 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 DEN83LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA060), Feb 15, 1983: Cessna T210N (N5393A), Riverton, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5393A (1)

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

- [Accident 19900712025379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712025379A), Jul 12, 1990: Cessna T210N (N5393A), Pinon, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Landed and bounced on last third runway. Began go around end of strip,struck wires on rising terrain.

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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