DEN76DTM32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210L · Navajo Mtn, UT · May 30, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1976
Place
Navajo Mtn, UT · NAVAJO MTN, UT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2239SCessna T210L
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154115

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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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3-1218  76/5/30    NAVAJO MTN,UT       CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 522
        TIME - 1300                    N2239S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAVAJO MTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  NAVAJO MTN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           80                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALT 8500 FT.PEAK WIND GUSTS UNKNOWN.PLT RAISED WING FLAPS A FEW DEGREES,ACFT STALLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2239S
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Navajo Mtn

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.