DEN73FTC11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210F · Cheyenne, WY · October 13, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1972
Place
Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
Injuries
4 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6185RCessna T210F
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169109

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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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3-2745  72/10/13   CHEYENNE,WYO        CESSNA T210F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1555                    N6185R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 370 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CHEYENNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 CHEYENNE,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N6185R
Reported as
Cessna T210F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cheyenne Muni

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.