# NTSB DEN76FTM05: Cessna T210L, N210V, Bullfrog Basin, UT, October 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1976
- Place: Bullfrog Basin, UT · BULLFROG BASIN, UT
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM05-201349

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3310  76/10/13   BULLFROG BASIN,UT   CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1211
        TIME - 1345                    N210V               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 557 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLFROG BASIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULLFROG BASIN,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           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 CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210V-1977-01-03), registration cancelled 1977-01-03, S/N 21059772 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bullfrog Basin

## 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 19761013033289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761013033289A), Oct 13, 1976: Cessna T210L, Bullfrog Basin, UT, Destroyed. Gusting to 15KTS.

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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