# NTSB DEN80FTE78: Cessna 210A, N9459X, Brighton, CO, September 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1980
- Place: Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE78

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Aire

## 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 19800911040619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911040619A), Sep 11, 1980: Cessna 210A, Brighton, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine quit in slipping for landing and boost inop. No defects noted. Placarded against long slips.

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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