# NTSB DEN78FAO32: Cessna T210L, N22443, Woodland Park, CO, March 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1978
- Place: Woodland Park, CO · WOODLAND PARK, CO
- Location: 38.9982° N, 105.0590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland Park, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9982&lon=-105.0590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FAO32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FAO32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1548  78/3/10  NR.WOODLAND PARK,CO   CESSNA T210L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1309
        TIME - 1605                    N22443              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1146 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EAGLE,CO                    RETURN                       COLORADO SPRINGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT ADVISED BY GND CTL THAT MTNS TO WEST OBSCURED.WINGS,STABS SEPARATED.RECOVERY DATE 3/11/78.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22443](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22443-1988-03-17), registration cancelled 1988-03-17, S/N 21059751 (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

## 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 19780310017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310017469A), Mar 10, 1978: Cessna T210L, Woodland Park, CO, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Plt advised by gnd ctl that mtns to west obscured. Wings,stabs seped. Recovery date 3/11/78.

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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