# NTSB DEN80FTC18: Cessna 210L, N2280S, Mountain View, WY, June 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1980
- Place: Mountain View, WY · MOUNTAIN VIEW, WY
- Location: 41.2724° N, 110.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain View, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2724&lon=-110.3341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1351  80/6/13  NR.MOUNTAIN VIEW,WY   CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N2280S              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 26, 2502 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1029 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRINGS,WY             PROVO,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALTNR FLD WIRE,PN S1640-6,BROKE.BATTERY WENT DEAD,BOOST PUMP BCM INOP.LOST PWR WHILE SEL OTR TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2280S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280S-2024-11-01), registration cancelled 2024-11-01, S/N 21061223 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800613019549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800613019549A), Jun 13, 1980: Cessna 210L, Mountain View, WY, Substantial damage. Exhausted fuel from one tank. Switched tank, no start. Found broken alternator wire, low battery, no boost power.

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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