# NTSB DEN82FA013: Cessna T210M, N732RN, Gunnison, CO, December 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1981
- Place: Gunnison, CO · GUNNISON, CO
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3647  81/12/28 NR.GUNNISON,CO        CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1307
        TIME - 1115                    N732RN              PX-  0  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNNISON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALHART,TX                 GUNNISON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      13
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
        REMARKS- BCM LOST AFT ENCTRG STG WNDS.RADAR IDENT NR ALAMOSA,CO,CONTD TO GUNNISON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732RN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732RN-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 21061715, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Gunnison 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 19811228084179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811228084179A), Dec 28, 1981: Cessna T210M, Gunnison, CO, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel on VOR approach. Crashed on mountain slope. Pilot misjudged winds aloft and fuel consumption.

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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