# NTSB DEN7LFTC11: Cessna T210, N6850R, Riverton, WY, August 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1975
- Place: Riverton, WY · RIVERTON, WY
- Location: 43.0263° N, 108.3813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0263&lon=-108.3813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN7LFTC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7LFTC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2451  75/8/26    RIVERTON,WY         CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2300
        TIME - 0930                    N6850R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRINGS,WY             RIVERTON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOO CLOSE TO LNDG ACFT. ATTMPTD TO GO ARND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6850R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6850R-1975-10-14), registration cancelled 1975-10-14, S/N T210-0250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (registry code 2073432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Riverton Muni

## 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 19750826027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750826027959A), Aug 26, 1975: Cessna T210G, Riverton, WY, Destroyed. Too close to lndg acft. Attmptd to go arnd

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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