DEN72AD033

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210F · Wagon Mound, NM · January 26, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 26, 1972
Place
Wagon Mound, NM · WAGON MOUND, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6152RCessna T210F
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165310

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0085  72/1/26    WAGON MOUND,N MEX   CESSNA T210F        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6152R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 28, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO UNLTD TERRAIN,GR AND FLAPS DOWN. NARCOTICS FOUND IN WRECKAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6152R
Reported as
Cessna T210F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.