# NTSB DEN73DTM11: Cessna T210-H, N2242R, St George, UT, September 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1972
- Place: St George, UT · ST GEORGE, UT
- Location: 37.1041° N, 113.5841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. George, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1041&lon=-113.5841&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2507  72/9/25    ST GEORGE,UT        CESSNA T210-H       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2000
        TIME - 1500                    N2242R              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  DIXIE DEER ASTRP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST GEORGE,UT                LAS VEGAS, NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2242R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2242R-2010-09-15), registration cancelled 2010-09-15, S/N T210-0392, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210-H
- Registry model: [Cessna T210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (registry code 2073438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Dixie Deer Astrp

## Other investigations on N2242R (2)

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 WPR09CA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA441), Sep 5, 2009: Cessna T210H (N2242R), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI76FEA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA36), May 31, 1976: Cessna T210H (N2242R), Indianapolis, IN, 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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