# NTSB DEN80FA040: Cessna T210L, N1769X, Hayden, CO, June 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1980
- Place: Hayden, CO · HAYDEN, CO
- Location: 40.4922° N, 107.2643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4922&lon=-107.2643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3270  80/6/14  NR.HAYDEN,CO          CESSNA T210L        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 0145                    N1769X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEAMBOAT SPRGS,CO         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PIC ETHYL ALCOHOL LEVEL .161%.RT SEAT PLT ETHYL ALCOHOL .111%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1769X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1769X-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 21060790, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (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 19800614022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614022739A), Jun 14, 1980: Cessna T210L, Hayden, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Night joy ride in stolen aircraft. Lost control, exceeded load limit. Airframe separated in flight. Alcohol involved

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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