DEN80DQD04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Animas, NM · December 22, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 22, 1979
Place
Animas, NM · ANIMAS, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N761JECessna 210
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791222037299A
Case key
132191

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3856  79/12/22   ANIMAS,NM           CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 434
        TIME - 1030                    N761JE              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.OFF A/P OPERATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N761JE
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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