# NTSB DEN74AD044: Cessna T210F, N6150R, Rocky Ford, CO, March 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO · ROCKY FORD, CO
- Location: 38.0499° N, 103.7221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Ford, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0499&lon=-103.7221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3055  74/3/14    ROCKY FORD,COLO     CESSNA T210F        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 268
        TIME - 2100                    N6150R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- GR DOWN,FLAPS MID-RANGE.HIT GND 1ST WITH L WING TIP,CARTWHEELED.420LB MARIJUANA ONBD.RCVRD 3/17/74
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6150R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6150R-1974-05-08), registration cancelled 1974-05-08, S/N T210-0050 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740314007229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314007229A), Mar 14, 1974: Cessna 210H, Rocky Ford, CO, Destroyed. Gr down,flaps mid-range. Hit gnd 1st with l wing tip,cartwheeled.420LB marijuana onbd. Rcvrd 3/17/74

## Other investigations on N6150R (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC70D0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0140), Aug 11, 1969: Cessna 210T (N6150R), Ulysses, KS, substantial damage

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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