# NTSB DEN74FTE15: Cessna T210, N30034, Windsor, CO, August 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Windsor, CO · WINDSOR, CO
- Location: 40.4782° N, 104.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4782&lon=-104.9153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2863  73/8/18    WINDSOR,COLO        CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 941
        TIME - 0845                    N30034              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREELEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETON,WIS               FT.COLLINS,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT VISUALLY CK FUEL BFOR DEP. HIT PWR LINES LDG ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30034](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30034-2000-09-29), registration cancelled 2000-09-29, S/N 21059878 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greeley

## 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 19730818024689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818024689A), Aug 18, 1973: Cessna T210L, Windsor, CO, Substantial damage. Plt didnt visually ck fuel bfor dep. Hit pwr lines ldg on road.

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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