19851229066759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · West Valley, UT · December 29, 1985

Date
December 29, 1985 · 13:50 local
Place
West Valley, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2082S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA056
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520L
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
2,150 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made a steep descent at a very high airspeed during an ILS approach. Sustained an inflight airframe breakup.

As the FAA filed it

MADE A STEEP DESCENT AT A VERY HIGH AIRSPEED DURING AN ILS APPROACH. SUSTAINED AN INFLIGHT AIRFRAME BREAKUP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.