# NTSB DEN77DA031: Cessna 210L, N1630X, Missing Aircraft, March 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1977
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0602  77/3/16    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 210L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 280
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1630X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRINGS,WY             DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX & DAMAGE PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1630X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1630X-1977-12-28), registration cancelled 1977-12-28, S/N 21060666 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (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 19770316033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770316033889A), Mar 16, 1977: Cessna 210L, Missing Aircraf, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Injury index & damage presumed.

## Other investigations on N1630X (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN77FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA031), Mar 16, 1977: Cessna 210L (N1630X), Elk Mountain, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI76FEI37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI37), Jul 25, 1976: Cessna 210L (N1630X), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage

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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