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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210A · Brighton, CO · September 11, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1980
Place
Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9459XCessna 210A
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800911040619A
Case key
128960

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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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3-2529  80/9/11    BRIGHTON,CO         CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1745                    N9459X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  2000 TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN AIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND JUNCTION,CO           BRIGHTON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PLACARD-AVOID OVR 30SEC SLIPS UNDER 1/2 TNK.ENG LOST PWR AFTER 20SEC SLIP,TNKS APRX 1/2 FULL.

Aircraft

Registration
N9459X
Reported as
Cessna 210A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Van Aire

FAA reports on this event · 1

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