# Accident 19830326009979A: Cessna T210M, Salt Lake City, UT, March 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1983, 10:48 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6140B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6140B-1985-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830326009979A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED A ROCK CLIFF ON A MOUNTAIN SIDE AT CRUISE AIRSPEED. SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA. MOUNTAINS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.

## 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 DEN83FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA087), Mar 26, 1983: Cessna T210M (N6140B), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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