# Accident 19850613025399A: Cessna T210J, Moab, UT, June 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1985, 10:45 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5302° N, 109.5492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5302&lon=-109.5492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2282R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2282R-2013-02-07) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 600 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850613025399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN AT LOW LEVEL DOWN CANYON IN NATIONAL PARK TO DROP A PACKAGE TO RAFT. IMPACTED WATER AND SANK.

## 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 DEN85LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA164), Jun 13, 1985: Cessna T210J (N2282R), Moab, UT, 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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