# NTSB DEN69A0010: Cessna T-210F, N6196R, Mesa, CO, August 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1968
- Place: Mesa, CO · MESA, CO
- Location: 39.1664° N, 108.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1664&lon=-108.1390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2886  68/8/28    MESA,COLO           CESSNA T-210F       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1858                    N6196R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 43, 12500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK MTN RIDGE 150 FT BELOW CREST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6196R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6196R-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N T210-0096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-210F
- Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6196R (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 DEN66F0201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0201), Jan 17, 1966: Cessna 210F (N6196R), Grand Junctn, CO, substantial damage

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.

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