# NTSB DEN71AD018: Cessna 210H, N6940R, Orderville, UT, October 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1970
- Place: Orderville, UT · ORDERVILLE, UT
- Location: 37.2516° N, 112.6571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orderville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2516&lon=-112.6571&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71AD018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2469  70/10/24   ORDERVILLE,UT       CESSNA 210H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 178
        TIME - 1215                    N6940R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               ASPEN,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED ABV OVC AT 28000 FT. ACFT OXY SYS  CAPABILITIES EXCEEDED BY PLT.L WG,TAIL SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6940R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6940R-1971-02-16), registration cancelled 1971-02-16, S/N T210-0340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna T210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (registry code 2073438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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