# NTSB DEN80DTE41: Cessna T210L, N732FM, Aspen, CO, April 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1980
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1314  80/4/27    ASPEN,CO            CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 338
        TIME - 1841                    N732FM              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- RAN INTO ROUGH DIRT OFF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N732FM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sardy Field

## 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 19800427019709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427019709A), Apr 27, 1980: Cessna T210L, Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane landing in gusty crosswind. Ran off side of runway.

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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