# NTSB DEN76DTM32: Cessna T210L, N2239S, Navajo Mtn, UT, May 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1976
- Place: Navajo Mtn, UT · NAVAJO MTN, UT
- Location: 37.0194° N, 110.7912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Navajo Mountain, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0194&lon=-110.7912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTM32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM32

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2239S-2018-03-22), registration cancelled 2018-03-22, S/N 421B0309, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (registry code 17046, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Navajo Mtn

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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