# NTSB DEN81FA036: Cessna T210M, N732MN, Aspen, CO, May 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1981
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3585  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732MN-1981-11-23), registration cancelled 1981-11-23, S/N 21061621 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (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 19810521027209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521027209A), May 21, 1981: Cessna T210M, Aspen, CO, Destroyed. Collided with mountain in IFR conditions including hail. No record of weather briefing for crosscountry flight.

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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