DEN81FA036

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210M · Aspen, CO · May 21, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 21, 1981
Place
Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N732MNCessna T210M
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810521027209A
Case key
125368

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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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3-3585  81/5/21  NR.ASPEN,CO           CESSNA T210M        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7400
        TIME - 1308                    N732MN              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - HAIL
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      HAIL, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CTC ASPEN OVR GLNWD SPG,CO.ROAD FORKED BYD GLNWD SPG.CRASH BYD R FORK,12300FT,ASPEN L.FND 5/26/82.

Aircraft

Registration
N732MN
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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