# NTSB DEN73AD002: Cessna T210L, N8269M, Monument, CO, July 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1972
- Place: Monument, CO · MONUMENT, CO
- Location: 39.0729° N, 104.8470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monument, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0729&lon=-104.8470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1420  72/7/15    MONUMENT,COLO       CESSNA T210L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 436
        TIME - 0740                    N8269M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LONGMONT,COLO               TUCSON,ARIZ                  BOULDER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT BLO OCST. NEAR ZERO VIS REPTD IN AREA BY RESIDENTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8269M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8269M-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 210-59269 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (registry code 2073447) (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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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