# NTSB DEN81FTE72: Cessna 210, N6208W, Rifle, CO, September 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1981
- Place: Rifle, CO · RIFLE, CO
- Location: 39.5376° N, 107.7703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rifle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5376&lon=-107.7703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3491  81/9/26    RIFLE,CO            CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 61, 1647
        TIME - 0815                    N6208W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARFIELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO               RIFLE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6208W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6208W-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N P21000731, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garfield County

## 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 19810926062929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926062929A), Sep 26, 1981: Cessna P210N, Rifle, CO, Substantial damage. Left gear collapsed during landing.

## Other investigations on N6208W (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN85FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA120), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna P210N (N6208W), Laporte, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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