# NTSB DEN72AD033: Cessna T210F, N6152R, Wagon Mound, NM, January 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1972
- Place: Wagon Mound, NM · WAGON MOUND, NM
- Location: 36.0047° N, 104.7092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wagon Mound, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0047&lon=-104.7092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6152R-1972-05-30), registration cancelled 1972-05-30, S/N T210-0052 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (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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